Superoxide in Apoptosis
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Activation of apoptosis is associated with generation of reactive oxygen species. The present research shows that superoxide is produced by mitochondria isolated from apoptotic cells due to a switch from the normal 4-electron reduction of O2 to a 1-electron reduction when cytochrome c is released from mitochondria. Bcl-2, a protein that protects against apoptosis and blocks cytochrome c release, prevents superoxide production when it is overexpressed. The switch in electron transfer provides a mechanism for redox signaling that is concomitant with cytochrome c-dependent activation of caspases. The block of cytochrome c release provides a mechanism for the apparent antioxidant function of Bcl-2.
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- Authors
- Cai, J., & Jones, D. P.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jones, Dean P.
- Venue
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1998-05
- Volume
- 273
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 11401-11404
- ISSN
- 0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1980969730
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- 765
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- FWCI
- 19.81
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- University of Minnesota
- National Institutes of Health
- National Eye Institute (EY07892)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES09047, R01ES009047)
- 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
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Keywords
- superoxide, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species, cytochrome c release, mitochondria, Bcl-2, redox signaling, caspase activation, electron transfer, antioxidant function
- MeSH terms
- Cytochrome c Group, Glutathione, Humans, Mitochondria, Oxidation-Reduction, Superoxides, Time Factors, Apoptosis, HL-60 Cells, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Staurosporine
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