Ca2+-induced apoptosis through calcineurin dephosphorylation of BAD |
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Authors: | Wang H G Pathan N Ethell I M Krajewski S Yamaguchi Y Shibasaki F McKeon F Bobo T Franke T F Reed J C |
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Affiliation: | The Burnham Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. |
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Abstract: | The Ca2+-activated protein phosphatase calcineurin induces apoptosis, but the mechanism is unknown. Calcineurin was found to dephosphorylate BAD, a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family, thus enhancing BAD heterodimerization with Bcl-xL and promoting apoptosis. The Ca2+-induced dephosphorylation of BAD correlated with its dissociation from 14-3-3 in the cytosol and translocation to mitochondria where Bcl-xL resides. In hippocampal neurons, L-glutamate, an inducer of Ca2+ influx and calcineurin activation, triggered mitochondrial targeting of BAD and apoptosis, which were both suppressible by coexpression of a dominant-inhibitory mutant of calcineurin or pharmacological inhibitors of this phosphatase. Thus, a Ca2+-inducible mechanism for apoptosis induction operates by regulating BAD phosphorylation and localization in cells. |
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