세포사멸을 유도하는 새로운 단백질인 MCL-1ES BH3M의 클로닝 및 기능연구
Cloning and Functional Studies of Pro-Apoptotic MCL-1ES BH3M
김재홍(포천중문의과대학교); 박미라(포천중문의과대학교); 하혜정(중앙대학교); 이강석(중앙대학교); 배지현(포천중문 의과대학교)
12권 3호, 297~303쪽
초록
BCL-2 family members are essential protein for the regulation of cell death and survival consisting both anti- apoptotic and pro-apoptotic proteins. In the present study, we designed and cloned a new apoptotic molecule MCL-1ES BH3M coding a modified protein of MCL-1L. Compared to MCL-1L protein, MCL-1ES BH3M lacks the PEST motifs known to be involved in MCL-1L protein degradation and has seven mutated residues in BH3 domain critical for dimerization with BCL-2 family members. Overexpression of Mcl-1ES BH3M induced death of different cells, and its cell killing effect was not blocked by forced expression of the pro-survival protein MCL-1L. Expression of MCL-1ES BH3M protein led to the activation of caspase 9 and caspase3, suggesting apoptotic cell death, and confocal fluorescent microscopic analyses showed that MCL-1ES BH3M was partially localized in mitochondria. In conclusion, we reported a new apoptotic molecule and determined its cell death activity in cells
Abstract
BCL-2 family members are essential protein for the regulation of cell death and survival consisting both anti- apoptotic and pro-apoptotic proteins. In the present study, we designed and cloned a new apoptotic molecule MCL-1ES BH3M coding a modified protein of MCL-1L. Compared to MCL-1L protein, MCL-1ES BH3M lacks the PEST motifs known to be involved in MCL-1L protein degradation and has seven mutated residues in BH3 domain critical for dimerization with BCL-2 family members. Overexpression of Mcl-1ES BH3M induced death of different cells, and its cell killing effect was not blocked by forced expression of the pro-survival protein MCL-1L. Expression of MCL-1ES BH3M protein led to the activation of caspase 9 and caspase3, suggesting apoptotic cell death, and confocal fluorescent microscopic analyses showed that MCL-1ES BH3M was partially localized in mitochondria. In conclusion, we reported a new apoptotic molecule and determined its cell death activity in cells
- 발행기관:
- 한국발생생물학회
- 분류:
- 생물학