Role of Bcl-2 family proteins in a non-apoptotic programmed cell death dependent on autophagy genes |
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Authors: | Shimizu Shigeomi Kanaseki Toku Mizushima Noboru Mizuta Takeshi Arakawa-Kobayashi Satoko Thompson Craig B Tsujimoto Yoshihide |
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Affiliation: | Department of Post-Genomics & Diseases, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Programmed cell death can be divided into several categories including type I (apoptosis) and type II (autophagic death). The Bcl-2 family of proteins are well-characterized regulators of apoptosis, and the multidomain pro-apoptotic members of this family, such as Bax and Bak, act as a mitochondrial gateway where a variety of apoptotic signals converge. Although embryonic fibroblasts from Bax/Bak double knockout mice are resistant to apoptosis, we found that these cells still underwent a non-apoptotic death after death stimulation. Electron microscopic and biochemical studies revealed that double knockout cell death was associated with autophagosomes/autolysosomes. This non-apoptotic death of double knockout cells was suppressed by inhibitors of autophagy, including 3-methyl adenine, was dependent on autophagic proteins APG5 and Beclin 1 (capable of binding to Bcl-2/Bcl-x(L)), and was also modulated by Bcl-x(L). These results indicate that the Bcl-2 family of proteins not only regulates apoptosis, but also controls non-apoptotic programmed cell death that depends on the autophagy genes. |
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