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Apoptosis. Sherwin Wilk, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry Cell Signaling Systems Course Spring 2005. Wojcik, C. et al, Apoptosis. 1997;2(5):455-462. Pro-apoptotic ced -3 ced -4. Anti-apoptotic ced -9. C. elegans Death Genes.
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Apoptosis Sherwin Wilk, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry Cell Signaling Systems Course Spring 2005
Pro-apoptotic ced-3 ced-4 Anti-apoptotic ced-9 C. elegans Death Genes
Pro-IL-1β (31 – 33 kDa) IL-1-β converting enzyme IL-1-β (17.5 kDa) Single cleavage at Asp116-Ala117
Substrate specificity of ICE P4-P3-P2-P1-P1´-P2´-P3´ Asp is required in P1 Synthetic Substrate acetyl-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-amc ac-YVAD-amc
ICE is a cysteine proteinase • It is inactivated by –SH blocking reagents • 14C-iodoacetate is incorporated into the 20 kDa subunit • The enzyme can be potently inhibited by a peptide aldehyde
crmA (cytokine response modifier) • 38 kDa cowpox virus proteinase inhibitor • Member of the serpin family • Inhibits ICE • Inhibits apoptosis
DNA endonuclease (-) oligonucleotides inhibited by poly ADP ribosylation
PARP cleavage product Nicholson et al, Nature. 1995 Jul 6;376(6535):37-43.
Pro P17 P12 ^ QACRG DN DS
Stennicke and Salvesen, Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998 Sep 8;1387(1-2):17-31.
Bcl-2 (B cell lymphoma oncogene), a Ced-9 homolog • Large protein family • Many family members reside in the cytoplasmic face of the mitochondrial membrane • Transmits a survival signal when transfected into cells • Prevents cytochrome C release from mitochondria
Extrinsic Apoptotic Pathway TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) pathway
Figure 1. Apoptosis signaling by CD95. DD, death domain; DED, death effector domain. Fig. 2. Proapoptotic and antiapoptotic signaling by TNFR1 and DR3. Ashkenazi and Dixit, Science. 1998 Aug 28;281(5381):1305-1308.
NF-κB TNFR1 TRADD TRAF RIP Apoptosis TNFR1 TRADD FADD caspase 8 downstream ICE signaling Comparison of signaling for NF-κB or for apoptosis
Cell-free system for the activation of CPP32 (caspase 3) Liu et al, Cell. 1996 Jul 12;86(1):147-157. Activation requires: dATP Apaf-1 Apaf-2 (cytochrome C)
Proteins modulating mitochondrial apoptosis • IAP (inhibitors of apoptosis) – directly binds to active caspases • Smac [Diablo] (second mitochondrial activator of caspase) – directly binds IAP • AIF (apoptosis – inducing factor) and endonuclease G – involved in DNA fragmentation • Omi/HtrA2 (a serine proteinase) – interacts with IAP
Center stage in apoptosis· In this view, numerous cell-death stimuli work through the mitochondrion. They cause pro-apoptotic members of the BCL-2 family, such as BAX and BAK, to either open new pores or modify existing channels in the mitochondrial membrane, releasing cytochrome c and other proteins that lead to caspase activation and cell death. BCL-2 itself, which is antiapoptotic, somehow blocks the pore or channel opening.ILLUSTRATION: C. SLAYDEN Finkel, Science. 2001 Apr 27;292(5517):624-626.
Figure 1. Pathways to cell death in C. elegans and mammals. The CED-9/Bcl-2 family integrates positive and negative signals and arbitrates whether apoptosis should occur; activation of CED-4/Apaf-1 commits to apoptosis, and CED-3/caspases mediate the death process. In mammalian cells, the Bcl-2 family rules on signals from diverse cytotoxic stimuli (for example, cytokine deprivation and exposure to glucocorticoids, DNA damage, or staurosporine). However, the signal induced by engagement of the "death receptor" CD95 proceeds primarily through the adaptor FADD, which directly activates caspase-8 and largely bypasses the Bcl-2 family (see text). Adams and Cory, Science. 1998 Aug 28;281(5381):1322-1326.