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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Release of mitochondrial cytochrome c (cyt c) is an early and common event during apoptosis. Previous studies showed that the loss of cyt c triggered superoxide production by mitochondria and contributed to the oxidation of cellular thiol-disulfide redox state. In this study, we tested whether loss of the functional electron transport chain due to depleting mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) would affect this redox-signaling mechanism during apoptosis. Results showed that cyt c release and caspase activation in response to staurosporine treatment were preserved in cells lacking mitochondrial DNA (rho0 cells). However, unlike the case with rho+ cells, in which a dramatic oxidation of intracellular glutathione (GSH) occurred after mitochondrial cyt c release, the thiol-disulfide redox state in apoptotic rho0 cells remained largely unchanged. Thus, mitochondrial signaling of caspase activation can be separated from the bioenergetic function, and mitochondrial respiratory chain is the principal source of ROS generation in staurosporine-induced apoptosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0891-5849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
334-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Adenylate Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Antigens, CD95, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Cytochrome c Group, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-DNA, Mitochondrial, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Disulfides, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Electron Transport, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Glutathione, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Glutathione Disulfide, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11035262-Staurosporine
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Separation of cytochrome c-dependent caspase activation from thiol-disulfide redox change in cells lacking mitochondrial DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.