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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
In C. elegans, a hyperactivated MEC-4(d) ion channel induces necrotic-like neuronal death that is distinct from apoptosis. We report that null mutations in calreticulin suppress both mec-4(d)-induced cell death and the necrotic cell death induced by expression of a constitutively activated Galpha(S) subunit. RNAi-mediated knockdown of calnexin, mutations in the ER Ca(2+) release channels unc-68 (ryanodine receptor) or itr-1 (inositol 1,4,5 triphosphate receptor), and pharmacological manipulations that block ER Ca(2+) release also suppress death. Conversely, thapsigargin-induced ER Ca(2+) release can restore mec-4(d)-induced cell death when calreticulin is absent. We conclude that high [Ca(2+)](i) is a requirement for necrosis in C. elegans and suggest that an essential step in the death mechanism is release of ER-based Ca(2+) stores. ER-driven Ca(2+) release has previously been implicated in mammalian necrosis, suggesting necrotic death mechanisms may be conserved.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium Channels, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calnexin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calreticulin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Helminth Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ITPR1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mec-4 protein, C elegans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ribonucleoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thapsigargin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
957-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Calcium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Calcium Signaling, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Calcium-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Calnexin, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Calreticulin, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Helminth Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Ion Transport, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Larva, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Necrosis, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Nerve Degeneration, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Ribonucleoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Thapsigargin, pubmed-meshheading:11580896-Touch
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Necrotic cell death in C. elegans requires the function of calreticulin and regulators of Ca(2+) release from the endoplasmic reticulum.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, A232, Nelson Biological Laboratories, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't