Caspase activation in response to cytotoxic Rana catesbeiana ribonuclease in MCF-7 cells
Caspase activation in response to cytotoxic Rana catesbeiana ribonuclease in MCF-7 cells
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02691-6
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发表时间:
2001-08-10
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Wang, JJ
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作者:
Hu, CCA;Tang, CHA;Wang, JJ
Rana catesbeiana ribonuclease (RC-RNase) and onconase were proven to own anti-tumor activity. While molecular determinants of onconase-induced cell death have become more explicit, the RC-RNase-induced death pathway remains presently unknown. Here we demonstrated that RC-RNase-induced molecular cascades in caspase-3-deficient MCF-7 cells did not include activation of initiation caspase-8 and -9. Cleavage timing suggested that procaspase-2 and -6 might be processed by active caspase-7 in MCF-7 cells. Caspase-7 was also responsible for cleavage of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. Furthermore, we reported that overexpression of Bcl-X-L could raise the survival rates of MCF-7 cells treated with RC-RNase and onconase. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.