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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Melanoma differentiation-associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24), a cytokine belonging to the IL-10 family, selectively induces apoptosis in cancer cells without harming normal cells by promoting an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response. The precise molecular mechanism by which the ER stress response culminates in cell death requires further clarification. The present study shows that in prostate carcinoma cells, the mda-7/IL-24-induced ER stress response causes apoptosis by translational inhibition of the antiapoptotic protein myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1). Forced expression of Mcl-1 blocked mda-7/IL-24 lethality, whereas RNA interference or gene knockout of Mcl-1 markedly sensitized transformed cells to mda-7/IL-24. Mcl-1 downregulation by mda-7/IL-24 relieved its association with the proapoptotic protein Bak, causing oligomerization of Bak and leading to cell death. These observations show the profound role of the Bcl-2 protein family member Mcl-1 in regulating cancer-specific apoptosis induced by this cytokine. Thus, our studies provide further insights into the molecular mechanism of ER stress-induced cancer-selective apoptosis by mda-7/IL-24. As Mcl-1 is overexpressed in the majority of prostate cancers, mda-7/IL-24 might provide an effective therapeutic for this disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1538-7445
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5034-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Interleukins, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20501829-bcl-2-Associated X Protein
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanism by which Mcl-1 regulates cancer-specific apoptosis triggered by mda-7/IL-24, an IL-10-related cytokine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural