Autor: |
Natalia Edison, Yael Curtz, Nicole Paland, Dana Mamriev, Nicolas Chorubczyk, Tali Haviv-Reingewertz, Nir Kfir, David Morgenstern, Meital Kupervaser, Juliana Kagan, Hyoung Tae Kim, Sarit Larisch |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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Zdroj: |
Cell Reports, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 442-454 (2017) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2211-1247 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.052 |
Popis: |
Summary: We describe a mechanism by which the anti-apoptotic B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) protein is downregulated to induce apoptosis. ARTS (Sept4_i2) is a tumor suppressor protein that promotes cell death through specifically antagonizing XIAP (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis). ARTS and Bcl-2 reside at the outer mitochondrial membrane in living cells. Upon apoptotic induction, ARTS brings XIAP and Bcl-2 into a ternary complex, allowing XIAP to promote ubiquitylation and degradation of Bcl-2. ARTS binding to Bcl-2 involves the BH3 domain of Bcl-2. Lysine 17 in Bcl-2 serves as the main acceptor for ubiquitylation, and a Bcl-2 K17A mutant has increased stability and is more potent in protection against apoptosis. Bcl-2 ubiquitylation is reduced in both XIAP- and Sept4/ARTS-deficient MEFs, demonstrating that XIAP serves as an E3 ligase for Bcl-2 and that ARTS is essential for this process. Collectively, these results suggest a distinct model for the regulation of Bcl-2 by ARTS-mediated degradation. : Many cancers avoid cell death (apoptosis) by expressing high levels of apoptosis inhibitors, such as Bcl-2. Thus, Bcl-2 is a major target for cancer therapy. Edison et al. describe a mechanism by which the ARTS protein promotes proteasome-mediated degradation of Bcl-2 and thereby stimulates cell death. Keywords: apoptosis, mitochondria, ARTS, Bcl-2, caspase, XIAP, ubiquitin, protein degradation, E3-ligase |
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