Generation of reactive oxygen species is an early event in dolichyl phosphate-induced apoptosis |
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Authors: | Yokoyama Yoshiko Nohara Kazunari Okubo Tomoko Kano Itsu Akagawa Keisuke Kano Kazutaka |
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Affiliation: | Division of Molecular Epidemiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The mechanism of induction of apoptosis by dolichyl phosphate (Dol-P) was investigated in U937 cells. Studies using isolated mitochondria revealed that the respiratory complex II activity was almost completely inhibited by 20 microg/ml of Dol-P but not by the same concentration of dolichol. Activities of complex I and III were also inhibited by Dol-P, but nearly 50% of activity still remained at 20 microg/ml. Dol-P induced release of cytochrome-c from the isolated mitochondria. Fluorometric microtiter plate assay revealed that generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) increased in a time-dependent manner. Flow cytometric analysis also indicated that Dol-P caused loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi(m)) and increased ROS generation. The addition of the antioxidant pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) significantly inhibited Dol-P-induced ROS generation and activation of caspase-3. A specific inhibitor of respiratory complex II, thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTFA), increased ROS generation, potentially mimicking the consequence of inhibition of electron flow at complex II by Dol-P in U937 cells. Electron microscopy revealed that mitochondria became swollen and spherical in shape by the treatment with Dol-P. Neither the tyrosine kinase inhibitor k252a nor mitogen activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors PD98059 and U0126 inhibited the Dol-P-induced apoptosis. Together, these results suggest that the direct disruption of mitochondrial respiratory complexes and the consequent ROS generation play a critical role in the initiation of Dol-P-induced apoptosis. |
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Keywords: | dolichyl phosphate apoptosis reactive oxygen species electron transport chain pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate caspase‐3 mitochondria |
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