Bid is not required for Bax translocation during UV-induced apoptosis |
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Authors: | Wu Yinyuan Xing Da Chen Wei R Wang Xichao |
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Affiliation: | aMOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China bDepartment of Engineering and Physics, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, USA |
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Abstract: | UV irradiation triggers apoptosis through both the membrane death receptor and the intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathways. Bax, a member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, translocates from the cytosol to the mitochondrial membrane during UV-induced apoptosis, but the regulation of Bax translocation by UV irradiation remains elusive. In this study, we show that Bax translocation, caspase-3 activation and cell death by UV irradiation are not affected by Z-IETD-fmk (caspase-8 inhibitor), but delayed by Pifithrin- (p53 inhibitor), although Bid cleavage could be completely abolished by Z-IETD-fmk. Co-transfecting YFP-Bax and Bid-CFP into human lung adenocarcinoma cells, we demonstrate that translocation of YFP-Bax precedes that of Bid-CFP, there is no significant FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) between them. Similar results are obtained in COS-7 cells expressing YFP-Bax and Bid-CFP. Furthermore, using acceptor photobleaching technique, we observe that there is no interaction between YFP-Bax and Bid-CFP in both healthy and apoptotic cells. Additionally, during UV-induced apoptosis there is downregulation of Bcl-xL, an anti-apoptotic protein. Overexpression of Bcl-xL in cells susceptible to UV-induced apoptosis prevents Bax translocation and cell death, repression of Bid protein with siRNA (small interfering RNA) do not inhibit cell death by UV irradiation. Taken together, these data strongly suggest that Bax translocation by UV irradiation is a Bid-independent event and inhibited by overexpression of Bcl-xL. |
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Keywords: | Bax translocation Bid Bcl-xL UV irradiation Apoptosis |
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