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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
34
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
The breast cancer suppressor protein, BRCA1 plays an important role in mediating cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and DNA responses to DNA damage signals. In this study, we show that BRCA1 level is downregulated during UV-induced apoptosis by caspase-3 mediated cleavage. Cleavage of BRCA1 by caspase-3 produced a fragment that contained the C-terminal of the molecule. Accordingly, treatment of cells with caspase-3 inhibitor or mutation of a specific caspase-3 cleavage site (DLLD) at amino acid 1151-1154 of BRCA1 abolished cleavage and consequential accumulation of the BRCA1 C-terminal fragment. Whereas expression of the non-cleavable BRCA1 (D/A 1154) mutant conferred the resistance phenotype to UV-induced cell death, expression of the cleaved BRCA1 C-terminus induced cell death in the absence of UV. Examination of the mechanism of C-terminus-induced cell death revealed that the cleaved fragment triggers the apoptotic response through activation of BRCA1 downstream effectors, GADD45 and JNK. Altogether, results of our study demonstrate a functional role for caspase-3 mediated cleavage of BRCA1 during UV-induced apoptosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BRCA1 Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GADD45 protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MAP Kinase Kinase 4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5335-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-BRCA1 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-MAP Kinase Kinase 4, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12149654-Ultraviolet Rays
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Caspase-3 mediated cleavage of BRCA1 during UV-induced apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA 15261, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't