Apoptosis Initiated When BH3 Ligands Engage Multiple Bcl-2 Homologs, Not Bax or Bak
Simon N. Willis(The University of Melbourne), Jamie I. Fletcher(The University of Melbourne), Thomas Kaufmann(The University of Melbourne), Mark F. van Delft(The University of Melbourne), Lin Chen(The University of Melbourne), Peter E. Czabotar(The University of Melbourne), Helen Ierino(The University of Melbourne), Erinna F. Lee(The University of Melbourne), W. Douglas Fairlie(The University of Melbourne), Philippe Bouillet(The University of Melbourne), Andreas Strasser(The University of Melbourne), Ruth M. Kluck(The University of Melbourne), Jerry M. Adams(The University of Melbourne), David C.S. Huang(The University of Melbourne)
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Abstract
A central issue in the regulation of apoptosis by the Bcl-2 family is whether its BH3-only members initiate apoptosis by directly binding to the essential cell-death mediators Bax and Bak, or whether they can act indirectly, by engaging their pro-survival Bcl-2-like relatives. Contrary to the direct-activation model, we show that Bax and Bak can mediate apoptosis without discernable association with the putative BH3-only activators (Bim, Bid, and Puma), even in cells with no Bim or Bid and reduced Puma. Our results indicate that BH3-only proteins induce apoptosis at least primarily by engaging the multiple pro-survival relatives guarding Bax and Bak.
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