Mammalian Bax triggers apoptotic changes in yeast

被引:164
作者
Ligr, M
Madeo, F
Fröhlich, E
Hilt, W
Fröhlich, KU
Wolf, DH
机构
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Biochem, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Univ Tubingen, Inst Physiol Chem, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
[3] Univ Tubingen, Inst Anat, D-72074 Tubingen, Germany
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 1998年 / 438卷 / 1-2期
关键词
apoptosis; Bax; yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(98)01227-7
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Apoptosis is co-regulated by the conserved family of Bcl-2-related proteins, which includes both its agonists (Bax) and antagonists (Bcl-X-L). A mutant strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been shown to express all morphological signs of apoptosis. Overexpression of Bax is lethal in S. cerevisiae, whereas simultaneous overexpression of Bcl-X-L rescues the cells. We report that overexpression of mammalian Bax in a S. cerevisiae wild type strain triggers morphological changes similar to those of apoptotic metazoan cells: the loss of asymmetric distribution of plasma membrane phosphatidylserine, plasma membrane blebbing, chromatin condensation and margination, and DNA fragmentation. Simultaneous overexpression of Bcl-X-L prevents these changes. We demonstrate that Bax triggers phenotypic alterations in yeast strongly resembling those it causes in metazoan apoptotic cells, (C) 1998 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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页码:61 / 65
页数:5
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