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Conversion of Bcl-2 from Protector to Killer by Interaction with Nuclear Orphan Receptor Nur77/TR3

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Lin, Bingzhen, Kolluri, Siva Kumar, Lin, Feng, Liu, Wen, Han, Young-Hoon, Cao, Xihua, Dawson, Marcia I, Reed, John C, Zhang, Xiao-kun·2004·Cell

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The Bcl-2 family proteins are key regulators of apoptosis in human diseases and cancers. Though known to block apoptosis, Bcl-2 promotes cell death through an undefined mechanism. Here, we show that Bcl-2 interacts with orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 (also known as TR3), which is required for cancer cell apoptosis induced by many antineoplastic agents. The interaction is mediated by the N-terminal loop region of Bcl-2 and is required for Nur77 mitochondrial localization and apoptosis. Nur77 binding induces a Bcl-2 conformational change that exposes its BH3 domain, resulting in conversion of Bcl-2 from a protector to a killer. These findings establish the coupling of Nur77 nuclear receptor with the Bcl-2 apoptotic machinery and demonstrate that Bcl-2 can manifest opposing phenotypes, induced by interactions with proteins such as Nur77, suggesting novel strategies for regulating apoptosis in cancer and other diseases.

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Authors
Lin, B., Kolluri, S. K., Lin, F., Liu, W., Han, Y.-H., Cao, X., Dawson, M. I., Reed, J. C., & Zhang, X.-K.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-02
Volume
116
Issue
4
Pages
527-540
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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W2155235678
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15.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Lin, B., Kolluri, S. K., Lin, F., Liu, W., Han, Y.-H., Cao, X., Dawson, M. I., Reed, J. C., & Zhang, X.-K. (2004). Conversion of Bcl-2 from Protector to Killer by Interaction with Nuclear Orphan Receptor Nur77/TR3. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(04)00162-x

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