RRC ID |
53290
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Author |
Lin JLJ, Nakagawa A, Skeen-Gaar R, Yang WZ, Zhao P, Zhang Z, Ge X, Mitani S, Xue D, Yuan HS.
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Title |
Oxidative Stress Impairs Cell Death by Repressing the Nuclease Activity of Mitochondrial Endonuclease G.
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Journal |
Cell Rep
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Abstract |
Endonuclease G (EndoG) is a mitochondrial protein that is released from mitochondria and relocated into the nucleus to promote chromosomal DNA fragmentation during apoptosis. Here, we show that oxidative stress causes cell-death defects in C. elegans through an EndoG-mediated cell-death pathway. In response to high reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, homodimeric CPS-6-the C. elegans homolog of EndoG-is dissociated into monomers with diminished nuclease activity. Conversely, the nuclease activity of CPS-6 is enhanced, and its dimeric structure is stabilized by its interaction with the worm AIF homolog, WAH-1, which shifts to disulfide cross-linked dimers under high ROS levels. CPS-6 thus acts as a ROS sensor to regulate the life and death of cells. Modulation of the EndoG dimer conformation could present an avenue for prevention and treatment of diseases resulting from oxidative stress.
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Volume |
16(2)
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Pages |
279-287
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Published |
2016-7-12
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DOI |
10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.090
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PII |
S2211-1247(16)30703-3
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PMID |
27346342
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PMC |
PMC5483177
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MeSH |
Animals
Apoptosis*
Caenorhabditis elegans / cytology
Caenorhabditis elegans / enzymology*
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / chemistry
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism*
Crystallography, X-Ray
Down-Regulation
Endodeoxyribonucleases / chemistry
Endodeoxyribonucleases / metabolism*
Enzyme Stability
Mitochondrial Proteins / chemistry
Mitochondrial Proteins / metabolism*
Models, Molecular
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxidative Stress*
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
Protein Multimerization
Protein Structure, Quaternary
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IF |
8.109
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Times Cited |
11
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Resource |
C.elegans |
tm1159 |