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Bax and Bak function as the outer membrane component of the mitochondrial permeability pore in regulating necrotic cell death in mice
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A critical event in ischemia-based cell death is the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP). However, the molecular identity of the components of the MPTP remains unknown. Here, we determined that the Bcl-2 family members Bax and Bak, which are central regulators of apoptotic cell death, are also required for mitochondrial pore-dependent necrotic cell death by facilitating outer membrane permeability of the MPTP. Loss of Bax/Bak reduced outer mitochondrial membrane permeability and conductance without altering inner membrane MPTP function, resulting in resistance to mitochondrial calcium overload and necrotic cell death. Reconstitution with mutants of Bax that cannot oligomerize and form apoptotic pores, but still enhance outer membrane permeability, permitted MPTP-dependent mitochondrial swelling and restored necrotic cell death. Our data predict that the MPTP is an inner membrane regulated process, although in the absence of Bax/Bak the outer membrane resists swelling and prevents organelle rupture to prevent cell death.
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“These include: (1) pro- and anti-apoptotic BCL2 family members such as BAX, BAK, and BID [407–410], as well as BCL2 and BCL-XL [411–414]”
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- Authors
- Karch, J., Kwong, J. Q., Burr, A. R., Sargent, M. A., Elrod, J. W., Peixoto, P. M., Martinez-Caballero, S., Osinska, H., Cheng, E. H.-Y., Robbins, J., Kinnally, K. W., & Molkentin, J. D.
- Affiliations
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- New York University (US)
- Department of Basic Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Molkentin, Jeffery D
- ORCID
- Venue
- eLife
- Publisher
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Published
- 2013-08-27
- Volume
- 2
- Pages
- e00772-e00772
- ISSN
- 2050-084X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3755340
- OpenAlex
- W2139284714
- Cited by
- 290
- References
- 53
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- FWCI
- 9.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- National Institutes of Health (P01 HL080101)
- American Heart Association pre-doctoral grant
- American Heart Association
- 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 › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
- Keywords
- Bax, Bak, mitochondrial permeability transition pore, necrosis, mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization, Bcl-2 family proteins, mitochondrial calcium overload, mitochondrial swelling, ischemia, Bax oligomerization
- MeSH terms
- Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore, Animals, Necrosis, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins, bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein, bcl-2-Associated X Protein, Mice
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