Transforming growth factor ß (TGF-ß) induces apoptosis in a variety of cells. We have previously shown that TGF-ß1 rapidly induces apoptosis in the FaO rat hepatoma cell line. We have now studied the effect of TGF-ß1 on the expression of different members of the Bcl-2 family in these cells. We observed no detectable changes in the steady-state levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, and Bax. However, TGF-ß1 induced caspase-dependent cleavage of BAD at its N terminus to generate a 15-kDa truncated protein. Overexpression of the 15-kDa truncated BAD protein enhanced TGF-ß1-induced apoptosis, whereas a mutant BAD resistant to caspase 3 cleavage blocked TGF-ß1-induced apoptosis. Overexpression of Smad3 dramatically enhanced TGF-ß1-induced cleavage of BAD and apoptosis, whereas antisense Smad3 blocked TGF-ß1-induced apoptosis and BAD cleavage. These results suggest that TGF-ß1 induces apoptosis through the cleavage of BAD in a Smad3-dependent mechanism.
Transforming growth factor β1 induces apoptosis through cleavage of BAD in a Smad3-dependent mechanism in FaO hepatoma cells / Kim, B. C.; Mamura, M.; Choi, K. S.; Calabretta, Bruno; Kim, S. J.. - In: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0270-7306. - STAMPA. - 22:5(2002), pp. 1369-1378. [10.1128/MCB.22.5.1369-1378.2002]
Transforming growth factor β1 induces apoptosis through cleavage of BAD in a Smad3-dependent mechanism in FaO hepatoma cells
CALABRETTA, Bruno;
2002
Abstract
Transforming growth factor ß (TGF-ß) induces apoptosis in a variety of cells. We have previously shown that TGF-ß1 rapidly induces apoptosis in the FaO rat hepatoma cell line. We have now studied the effect of TGF-ß1 on the expression of different members of the Bcl-2 family in these cells. We observed no detectable changes in the steady-state levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, and Bax. However, TGF-ß1 induced caspase-dependent cleavage of BAD at its N terminus to generate a 15-kDa truncated protein. Overexpression of the 15-kDa truncated BAD protein enhanced TGF-ß1-induced apoptosis, whereas a mutant BAD resistant to caspase 3 cleavage blocked TGF-ß1-induced apoptosis. Overexpression of Smad3 dramatically enhanced TGF-ß1-induced cleavage of BAD and apoptosis, whereas antisense Smad3 blocked TGF-ß1-induced apoptosis and BAD cleavage. These results suggest that TGF-ß1 induces apoptosis through the cleavage of BAD in a Smad3-dependent mechanism.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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