Distinctive Roles of PHAP Proteins and Prothymosin-α in a Death Regulatory Pathway
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A small molecule, α-(trichloromethyl)-4-pyridineethanol (PETCM), was identified by high-throughput screening as an activator of caspase-3 in extracts of a panel of cancer cells. PETCM was used in combination with biochemical fractionation to identify a pathway that regulates mitochondria-initiated caspase activation. This pathway consists of tumor suppressor putative HLA-DR–associated proteins (PHAP) and oncoprotein prothymosin-α (ProT). PHAP proteins promoted caspase-9 activation after apoptosome formation, whereas ProT negatively regulated caspase-9 activation by inhibiting apoptosome formation. PETCM relieved ProT inhibition and allowed apoptosome formation at a physiological concentration of deoxyadenosine triphosphate. Elimination of ProT expression by RNA interference sensitized cells to ultraviolet irradiation–induced apoptosis and negated the requirement of PETCM for caspase activation. Thus, this chemical-biological combinatory approach has revealed the regulatory roles of oncoprotein ProT and tumor suppressor PHAP in apoptosis.
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute United States
Cell Extracts, Caspase 3, Pyridines, Molecular Sequence Data, Neuropeptides, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Proteins, Apoptosis, Cytochrome c Group, Caspase 9, Mitochondria, Enzyme Activation, Apoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1, Deoxyadenine Nucleotides, Caspases, Humans, Amino Acid Sequence, Protein Precursors, HeLa Cells
Cell Extracts, Caspase 3, Pyridines, Molecular Sequence Data, Neuropeptides, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Proteins, Apoptosis, Cytochrome c Group, Caspase 9, Mitochondria, Enzyme Activation, Apoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1, Deoxyadenine Nucleotides, Caspases, Humans, Amino Acid Sequence, Protein Precursors, HeLa Cells
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