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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
24
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-7-14
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Bcl-2 family members are regulators of cell death. The precise biochemical properties of these proteins are unclear although intrafamily protein-protein association is thought to be involved. To elucidate structure-activity relationships among Bcl-2 proteins and identify the pathways in which they act, an inducible death suppressor assay was developed in yeast. Only Bax and Bak killed yeast via a process that did not require interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme-like proteases. Bax/Bak lethality was suppressed by coexpression of Bcl-2 family members that are anti-apoptotic in vertebrates, namely Bcl-xL, Bcl-2, Mcl-1, and A1. Furthermore, Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 suppressed Bax toxicity by distinct mechanisms in yeast. Bad, Bcl-xS, and Ced-9 lacked suppressor activity. These inactive proteins bound to anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family but not to Bax or Bak. In contrast, most Bcl-2 family proteins that attenuated death bound to Bax and Bak. However, two mutants of Bcl-xL suppressed Bax-induced cell death while having no Bax binding activity. Therefore, Bcl-xL functions independently of Bax binding, perhaps by interacting with a common target or promoting a pathway that antagonizes Bax. Thus, the pathways downstream of Bax and Bcl-xL may be conserved between vertebrates and yeast. This suppressor assay could be used to isolate components of these pathways.
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| pubmed:grant | |
| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jun
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| pubmed:issn |
0021-9258
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
13
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| pubmed:volume |
272
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
15547-52
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1997
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Modulation of cell death in yeast by the Bcl-2 family of proteins.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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