FOXO transcription factors directly activate bim gene expression and promote apoptosis in sympathetic neurons.
FOXO transcription factors directly activate bim gene expression and promote apoptosis in sympathetic neurons.
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FOXO转录因子直接激活BIM基因表达并促进交感神经元中的凋亡。
DOI:
10.1083/jcb.200303026
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发表时间:
2003-08-18
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
Ham, Jonathan
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作者:
Gilley, Jonathan;Coffer, Paul J;Ham, Jonathan
Developing sympathetic neurons die by apoptosis when deprived of NGF. BIM, a BH3-only member of the BCL-2 family, is induced after NGF withdrawal in these cells and contributes to NGF withdrawal–induced death. Here, we have investigated the involvement of the Forkhead box, class O (FOXO) subfamily of Forkhead transcription factors in the regulation of BIM expression by NGF. We find that overexpression of FOXO transcription factors induces BIM expression and promotes death of sympathetic neurons in a BIM-dependent manner. In addition, we find that FKHRL1 (FOXO3a) directly activates the bim promoter via two conserved FOXO binding sites and that mutation of these sites abolishes bim promoter activation after NGF withdrawal. Finally, we show that FOXO activity contributes to the NGF deprivation–induced death of sympathetic neurons.