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Mitochondria and cell death: outer membrane permeabilization and beyond

Tait, Stephen W. G., Green, Douglas R.·2010·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Abstract

Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) is often required for activation of the caspase proteases that cause apoptotic cell death. Various intermembrane space (IMS) proteins, such as cytochrome c, promote caspase activation following their mitochondrial release. As a consequence, mitochondrial outer membrane integrity is highly controlled, primarily through interactions between pro- and anti-apoptotic members of the B cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) protein family. Following MOMP by pro-apoptotic BCL-2-associated X protein (BAX) or BCL-2 antagonist or killer (BAK), additional regulatory mechanisms govern the mitochondrial release of IMS proteins and caspase activity. MOMP typically leads to cell death irrespective of caspase activity by causing a progressive decline in mitochondrial function, although cells can survive this under certain circumstances, which may have pathophysiological consequences.

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  • MOMP directly promotes the cytosolic release of apoptogenic factors that normally reside in the mitochondrial intermembrane space, including cytochrome c (CYCS) and SMAC.

    “MOMP directly promotes the cytosolic release of apoptogenic factors that normally reside in the mitochondrial intermembrane space [40, 44, 156]. These mitochondrial proteins include (but are not limited to) cytochrome c, somatic (CYCS), which usually operates as an electron shuttle in the mitochondrial respiratory chain [157–160], and diablo IAP-binding mitochondrial protein (DIABLO; also known as”

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Authors
Tait, S. W. G., & Green, D. R.
Affiliations
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Green, Douglas R.
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2010-08-04
Volume
11
Issue
9
Pages
621-632
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W2066571367
Cited by
2,593
References
151
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization, apoptosis, caspase activation, Bcl-2 family proteins, Bax, Bak, cytochrome c release, mitochondrial function, cell death
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Mitochondria, Cell Death, Caspases, bcl-2-Associated X Protein, Mitochondrial Membranes

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