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Bax interacts with the permeability transition pore to induce permeability transition and cytochrome c release in isolated mitochondria. 1998

M Narita, and S Shimizu, and T Ito, and T Chittenden, and R J Lutz, and H Matsuda, and Y Tsujimoto
Department of Medical Genetics, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.

Cytochrome c release and the mitochondrial permeability transition (PT), including loss of the transmembrane potential (Deltapsi), play an important role in apoptosis. Using isolated mitochondria, we found that recombinant Bax and Bak, proapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family, induced mitochondrial Deltapsi loss, swelling, and cytochrome c release. All of these changes were dependent on Ca2+ and were prevented by cyclosporin A (CsA) and bongkrekic acid, both of which close the PT pores (megachannels), indicating that Bax- and Bak-induced mitochondrial changes were mediated through the opening of these pores. Bax-induced mitochondrial changes were inhibited by recombinant Bcl-xL and transgene-derived Bcl-2, antiapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family, as well as by oligomycin, suggesting a possible regulatory effect of F0F1-ATPase on Bax-induced mitochondrial changes. Proapoptotic Bax- and Bak-BH3 (Bcl-2 homology) peptides, but not a mutant BH3 peptide nor a mutant Bak lacking BH3, induced the mitochondrial changes, indicating an essential role of the BH3 region. A coimmunoprecipitation study revealed that Bax and Bak interacted with the voltage-dependent anion channel, which is a component of PT pores. Taken together, these findings suggest that proapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, including Bax and Bak, induce the mitochondrial PT and cytochrome c release by interacting with the PT pores.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008930 Mitochondria, Liver Mitochondria in hepatocytes. As in all mitochondria, there are an outer membrane and an inner membrane, together creating two separate mitochondrial compartments: the internal matrix space and a much narrower intermembrane space. In the liver mitochondrion, an estimated 67% of the total mitochondrial proteins is located in the matrix. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p343-4) Liver Mitochondria,Liver Mitochondrion,Mitochondrion, Liver
D011518 Proto-Oncogene Proteins Products of proto-oncogenes. Normally they do not have oncogenic or transforming properties, but are involved in the regulation or differentiation of cell growth. They often have protein kinase activity. Cellular Proto-Oncogene Proteins,c-onc Proteins,Proto Oncogene Proteins, Cellular,Proto-Oncogene Products, Cellular,Cellular Proto Oncogene Proteins,Cellular Proto-Oncogene Products,Proto Oncogene Products, Cellular,Proto Oncogene Proteins,Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Cellular,c onc Proteins
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D003574 Cytochrome c Group A group of cytochromes with covalent thioether linkages between either or both of the vinyl side chains of protoheme and the protein. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p539) Cytochromes Type c,Group, Cytochrome c,Type c, Cytochromes
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001692 Biological Transport The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments. Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic
D051028 bcl-2-Associated X Protein A member of the Bcl-2 protein family and homologous partner of C-BCL-2 PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN. It regulates the release of CYTOCHROME C and APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR from the MITOCHONDRIA. Several isoforms of BCL2-associated X protein occur due to ALTERNATIVE SPLICING of the mRNA for this protein. Bax Protein,Bax-alpha Protein,Bax-omega Protein,Bax-sigma Protein,Bax Apoptosis Regulator Protein,Bax-beta Protein,Bax-delta Protein,bcl2-Associated X Protein,bcl2-Associated X Protein Isoform alpha,bcl2-Associated X Protein Isoform beta,bcl2-Associated X Protein Isoform delta,bcl2-Associated X Protein Isoform omega,bcl2-Associated X Protein Isoform sigma,Bax alpha Protein,Bax beta Protein,Bax delta Protein,Bax omega Protein,Bax sigma Protein,Protein, bcl-2-Associated X,X Protein, bcl-2-Associated,bcl 2 Associated X Protein,bcl2 Associated X Protein,bcl2 Associated X Protein Isoform alpha,bcl2 Associated X Protein Isoform beta,bcl2 Associated X Protein Isoform delta,bcl2 Associated X Protein Isoform omega,bcl2 Associated X Protein Isoform sigma
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D019253 Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 Membrane proteins encoded by the BCL-2 GENES and serving as potent inhibitors of cell death by APOPTOSIS. The proteins are found on mitochondrial, microsomal, and NUCLEAR MEMBRANE sites within many cell types. Overexpression of bcl-2 proteins, due to a translocation of the gene, is associated with follicular lymphoma. bcl-2 Proto-Oncogene Proteins,c-bcl-2 Proteins,B-Cell Leukemia 2 Family Proteins,BCL2 Family Proteins,BCL2 Proteins,B Cell Leukemia 2 Family Proteins,Family Proteins, BCL2,Proteins, BCL2,Proteins, BCL2 Family,Proto Oncogene Proteins c bcl 2,Proto-Oncogene Proteins, bcl-2,bcl 2 Proto Oncogene Proteins,c bcl 2 Proteins,c-bcl-2, Proto-Oncogene Proteins

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