The Contribution of Cdc2 in Rotenone-Induced G2/M Arrest and Caspase-3-Dependent Apoptosis
The Contribution of Cdc2 in Rotenone-Induced G2/M Arrest and Caspase-3-Dependent Apoptosis
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DOI:
10.1007/s12031-013-0185-3
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发表时间:
2013-12
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3.1
通讯作者:
Hongcai Wang;Zhentao Zhang;Jinsha Huang;Ping Zhang;N. Xiong;Tao Wang
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作者:
Hongcai Wang;Zhentao Zhang;Jinsha Huang;Ping Zhang;N. Xiong;Tao Wang
Neuronal cell cycle reentry maintained in a G2-like state before cell death, has been confirmed in dopaminergic neurons of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Caspase-3 is a final effector in apoptotic dopaminergic neurons in patients. The association of aberrant G2/M regulation with caspase-3 dependent apoptosis remains to be elucidated. Cell division cycle protein 2 (Cdc2) is a key player in G2/M transition in mitotic cells. Although the deregulation of Cdc2 correlated with the control of apoptosis in neurons, the molecular pathway by which Cdc2 involves in apoptosis is not clear. In a rotenone-based cell model of PD, we demonstrated that rotenone arrested cell cycle at G2/M phase and activated caspase-3 both in cytoplasm and nucleus. The decreased activity of Cdc2 by roscovitine or rotenone enhanced G2/M arrest. The increased cells in G2/M arrest by rotenone upregulated the expression of Cdc2. Suppression of Cdc2 expression downregulated cleaved caspase-3/9 and delayed cell apoptosis. Used together, the upregulation of Cdc2 contributes to rotenone-induced caspase-3/9-dependent apoptosis, which is associated with the enhancement of G2/M arrest. Our results suggest the deregulation of Cdc2 as a transition between cell cycle arrest and cell death.