Simple computational models of type I/type II cells in Fas signaling-induced apoptosis |
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Authors: | Okazaki Noriaki Asano Ryoji Kinoshita Takashi Chuman Hiroshi |
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Institution: | aInstitute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, Shomachi, Tokushima 770 8505, Japan |
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Abstract: | Distinct apoptotic response of the type I/type II cells against Fas-ligand stimulation is considered to arise from the difference in dominant signaling pathways involved. In the type I cells, apoptotic signaling predominantly takes place via the direct activation of caspase-3 by activated caspase-8 (D channel) while mitochondrial pathway (M channel) plays a major role in the type II cells. To elucidate the selection mechanism of dominant pathway, we carried out systematic model analysis of the Fas signaling-induced apoptosis network. An increase in the expression level of caspase-8 induced a switch of dominant pathway from M- to D-channel (M–D transition), showing a phenotypic change from type II to type I cells. With the aid of sensitivity analysis and kinetic considerations, we succeeded in constructing a minimal network model relevant for the M–D transition, which revealed that mechanistic origin of the transition lies in the competition between the activated forms of caspase-8 and caspase-9 for their common substrate caspase-3. The pathway dominance was found to be primarily controlled by the balance between the activation rate of caspase-8 and the initial level of caspase-9. In the full network model, we showed that differential formation ability of the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) can also induce M–D transition, in accordance with the experimental observations. |
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Keywords: | Computational cell biology Model reduction Caspase-8 Caspase-9 DISC |
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