Bax-independent inhibition of apoptosis by Bcl-x(L)

Bax-independent inhibition of apoptosis by Bcl-x(L)
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DOI:
10.1038/379554a0
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发表时间:
1996-02-08
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
Hardwick, JM
Hardwick, JM
中科院分区:
综合性期刊1区
文献类型:
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作者:
Cheng, EHY;Levine, B;Hardwick, JM

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Bcl-2相关蛋白Bcl-x(L)已被证明可以阻止各种刺激诱导的细胞凋亡(1-5),并且在某些情况下比Bcl-2更能保护细胞凋亡(2、5)。使用位点特异性诱变,我们在这里显示,Bcl-x(L)保护细胞免受辛德毕斯病毒诱导的细胞凋亡的关键氨基酸残基聚集在Bcl-2同源区1和2(BH 1和BH 2区)内。Bcl-x(L)功能所需的残基与Bcl-2功能所需的残基不同(6),尽管已经提出Bcl-x(L)和Bax之间的异二聚体化对于Bcl-x(L)的抗死亡活性是必需的,(参考文献7,8),我们的结果表明,Bcl-x(L)发挥其死亡抑制活性并不需要与Bax相互作用,破坏Bcl-x(L)与Bax或巴克相互作用能力的特定突变仍然保留野生型Bcl-x(L)70-80%的抗死亡活性。
THE Bcl-2-related protein, Bcl-x(L), has been shown to block apoptosis induced by a variety of stimuli(1-5) and to be a stronger protector against apoptosis than Bcl-2 under certain circumstances(2,5). Using site-specific mutagenesis, we show here that the amino-acid residues critical for protection of cells by Bcl-x(L) against Sindbis virus-induced apoptosis are clustered within the Bcl-2-homology regions 1 and 2 (BH1 and BH2 regions). The residues necessary for Bcl-x(L) function are not identical to those required for Bcl-2 function(6), Although it has been suggested that heterodimerization between Bcl-x(L) and Bax is essential for the anti death activity of Bcl-x(L) (refs 7, 8), our results suggest that the interaction with Bax is not required for Bcl-x(L) to exert its death-repressing activity, Specific mutations that disrupt the ability of Bcl-x(L) to interact with Bax or Bak still preserve 70-80% of the anti-death activity of wild-type Bcl-x(L).