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Activation of Apoptosis by Cytoplasmic Microinjection of Cytochrome c
Published on: June 29, 2011
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サイトクロームc欠乏症は胚の死亡を引き起こし,ストレス誘発のアポトーシスを弱める
K Li1, Y Li, J M Shelton
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75390, USA.
Cell
|June 1, 2000
まとめ
ミトコンドリアのサイトクロームcは,DNA損傷と細胞ストレスによって誘発されるアポトーシスに不可欠です. サイトクロームcが欠けている細胞は,いくつかのアポプトシ信号に抵抗するが,他の信号にはより敏感になり,細胞死における複雑な役割を明らかにする.
科学分野:
- 細胞生物学 細胞生物学
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- バイオケミストリー バイオケミストリー
背景:
- ミトコンドリアからのシトクロームcの放出は,DNA損傷と細胞ストレスによって引き起こされるアポトーシスに関与しています.
- サイトクロームcが欠けているマウスは胚性致死性を示すが,由来細胞系は酸化性リン酸化の補償機構によって生き残ることができる.
研究 の 目的:
- 様々なアポプトティックシグナル伝達経路におけるシトクロームcの特定の役割を解明する.
- 異なる死亡刺激に対する細胞反応に対するシトクロームc欠乏の影響を調査する.
主な方法:
- サイトクロームc-nullのネズミの胚細胞系統の確立と特徴付け.
- アポプトシス誘発剤への反応としてカスパース-3活性化の評価.
- 紫外線照射,血清抽出,ステアロスポリン,TNFアルファへの曝露後の細胞活性の評価.
主要な成果:
- サイトクロームc-null細胞は,カスパース-3の活性化と紫外線に対する耐性が低下し,血清の離脱,およびスタウロスポリン誘発のアポトーシスを示した.
- 逆に,これらの細胞は,TNFアルファ媒介による細胞死に対する感受性が高かった.
- これらの発見は,異なるアポプトシスカスケードのサイトクロームcに対する異なる依存性を強調しています.
結論:
- サイトクロームcは,アポトーシスを媒介する上で,文脈に依存する重要な役割を果たします.
- その機能は,特定のストレス誘発細胞死経路には不可欠であるが,他の経路には欠かせないので,経路特有の関与を示している.
- この研究は,さまざまなアポプトシス信号の調節におけるシトクロームcの微妙な機能を定義しています.
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