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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
During etoposide-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells, cytochrome c release was associated with mitochondrial swelling caused by increased mitochondrial potassium uptake. The mitochondrial permeability transition was also observed; however, it was not the primary cause of mitochondrial swelling. Potassium uptake and swelling of mitochondria were blocked by bcl-2 overexpression. As a result, cytochrome c release was reduced, and apoptosis delayed. Residual cytochrome c release in the absence of swelling in bcl-2 expressing cells could be due to observed Bax translocation into mitochondria. This study suggests several novel aspects of apoptotic signaling: (1) potassium related swelling of mitochondria; (2) inhibition of mitochondrial potassium uptake by bcl-2; (3) co-existence within one system of multiple mechanisms of cytochrome c release: mitochondrial swelling and swelling-independent permeabilization of the outer mitochondrial membrane.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1567-7249
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-70
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Bcl-2 sensitive mitochondrial potassium accumulation and swelling in apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article