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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Using homology searches, we identified a novel human inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene. This gene has two splicing variants that contain open reading frames of 298 and 280 amino acids and both contained a single copy of baculovirus IAP repeat (BIR) and RING domain. We refer here to the longer and shorter variants as Livin alpha and beta, respectively. Semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction demonstrated a tissue-specific and non-correlated expression pattern in both adult and fetal tissues. Both mRNA variants were detected in various transformed cell lines. Despite their very close similarity, the two isoforms have different antiapoptotic properties. Both isoforms have a significant antiapoptotic activity in the Jurkat T cell line after triggering apoptosis via tumor necrosis factor and CD95 receptors. The Livin alpha but not beta protects cells from apoptosis induced by staurosporine, but in contrast, apoptosis initiated by etoposide was blocked only by the beta isoform. This difference in biological activities may indicate the presence of critical amino acids outside the BIR and RING domains. These functional and tissue distribution differences of Livin alpha and beta suggest that Livin may play a complex role in the regulation of apoptosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD95, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BIRC5 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BIRC7 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Etoposide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Microtubule-Associated Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neoplasm Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Staurosporine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
495
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
56-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Alternative Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Antigens, CD95, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Etoposide, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Staurosporine, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:11322947-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Two splicing variants of a new inhibitor of apoptosis gene with different biological properties and tissue distribution pattern.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Ein-Karem, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't