Caspase-mediated changes in Sir2alpha during apoptosis |
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Authors: | Ohsawa Shizue Miura Masayuki |
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Affiliation: | Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Silent information regulator 2 (Sir2) is an NAD(+)-dependent histone deacetylase that establishes repressive chromatin status and extends the life span of both budding yeast and the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. There is growing evidence that its mammalian homologue Sir2alpha protects cells from stress-induced apoptosis. We report here that mammalian Sir2alpha was directly cleaved by both initiator and executioner caspases, and relocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in apoptotic cells. These alterations of Sir2alpha were largely inhibited by a caspase-9 dominant-negative mutant or Bcl-xL. Our results indicate that Sir2alpha undergoes dynamic changes in caspase-dependent manner during apoptosis. |
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Keywords: | Caspase Apoptosis Sir2 |
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