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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
53
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that Xenopus rabaptin-5 is cleaved in apoptotic extracts, with a concomitant reduction in the ability of these extracts to support endosomal membrane fusion (Cosulich, S. C., Horiuchi, H., Zerial, M., Clarke, P. R., and Woodman, P. G. (1997) EMBO J. 16, 6182-6191). In this report we demonstrate that caspase-dependent cleavage is a conserved feature of rabaptin-5. Human rabaptin-5 is cleaved at two sites (HSLD(379) and DESD(438)) in apoptotic HeLa extracts. Cleavage is effected by caspase-3, since it is prevented when caspase-3 activity is either inhibited by Ac-DEVD-CHO or removed by immunodepletion. Moreover, an identical pattern of cleavage is observed using recombinant caspase-3. The action of caspase-3 is highly selective; neither caspase-2 nor caspase-7 are able to cleave recombinant or cytosolic rabaptin-5. Caspase-dependent cleavage of rabaptin-5 generates two physically separated coiled coil-forming domains, the C-terminal of which retains the ability to bind the Rab5 exchange factor rabex-5.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
274
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37583-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Human rabaptin-5 is selectively cleaved by caspase-3 during apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't