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Title Apaf1 mediates apoptosis and mitochondrial damage induced by mutant human SOD1s typical of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Abstract Several studies have indicated that apoptotic pathways are responsible for the loss of motor neurons that constitute the hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this study, we demonstrate that apoptosis induced by the expression of several mutant Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases (SOD1) typical of familial ALS is mediated by Apaf1, a scaffold protein involved in neural development. Using different cell lines of neuronal origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1, we show that the removal of Apaf1 prevents cells death. Interestingly, intercepting activation of the caspases cascade is also effective in preventing both the mitochondrial damage and the increase in the production of reactive oxygen species induced by fALS-SOD1, even in the presence of cytochrome c release. This death pathway may be crucial also for the pathogenesis of the sporadic form of the disease, where markers of increased oxidative stress and mitochondria damage have been found. Vergata-Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.

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Targets by SciMiner Summary

HUGO ID Symbol Target Name #Occur ActualStr
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))48SOD1 | SOD1-mediated | SOD1-induced | SOD1s | superoxide dismutase |
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 147Apaf1 | Apaf1-deficient |
19986CYCScytochrome c, somatic26cytochrome c |
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase15caspase 3 |
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase10caspase 9 |
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 18apoptosis inducing factor | AIF |
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)6caspase 1 |
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 25Bcl-2 | bcl2 | bcl 2 | Bcl2 |
2903DLG4discs, large homolog 4 (Drosophila)2PSD95 | psd95 |
9717PXMP3peroxisomal membrane protein 3, 35kDa (Zellweger syndrome)1paf1 |
7896NPATnuclear protein, ataxia-telangiectasia locus1e14 |
10876SIGLEC7sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 71p75 |
1912CHATcholine acetyltransferase1choline acetyltransferase |
1503CASP2caspase 2, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 2)1caspase 2 |
7707NDUFS1NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 1, 75kDa (NADH-coenzyme Q reductase)1NDUFS1 |
6893MAPTmicrotubule-associated protein tau1tau |

 


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HUGO ID Symbol Name ActualStr Score FlankingText
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2the expression of several mutant Cu Zn superoxide dismutases (SOD1) SOD1 typical of familial ALS is mediated by Apaf1 a scaffold
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1dismutases (SOD1) SOD1 typical of familial ALS is mediated by Apaf1 a scaffold protein involved in neural development
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7of neuronal origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we show that the removal of Apaf1 prevents
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we show that the removal of Apaf1 prevents cells death
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we show that the removal of Apaf1 prevents cells death
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2gene coding for the enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 ( Rosen et al. 1993 fALS-SOD1 mutations cause the appearance
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2paradigms (post-mortem post-mortem samples from patients mice transgenic for mutant SOD1 and cell cultures
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1-mediated1.7often yielded conflicting results converging evidence indicates that the mutant SOD1-mediated cell death observed in ALS is apoptotic in nature (reviewed
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2Bcl21.5Mu et al. 1996 and Vukosavic et al. 1999 and Bcl2 prevents death of cells expressing fALS-SOD1 ( Ghadge et al.
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2significantly extend the lifespan of transgenic mice overexpressing a fALS-linked SOD1 mutant ( Li et al. 2000
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2role in the initiation of motor neuron death by mutant SOD1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2to be crucial targets of the toxic function of mutant SOD1 ( Mattiazzi et al. 2002 Liu et al. 2004 Pasinelli
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1c becomes part of the apoptosome a complex in which Apaf1 serves as a scaffold protein also for the binding of
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1In this study we have investigated on the role of Apaf1 and the apoptosome in the induction of death in cell
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Our data demonstrate that removal of Apaf1 prevents cell death and mitochondrial damage by intercepting activation of
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2coding for wt or G93A G37R G85R and I113T mutant SOD1 were described elsewhere ( Carr_amp_#xec et al. 1997
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Apaf1 expression plasmid was created by cloning of Apaf1 cDNA (
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Apaf1 expression plasmid was created by cloning of Apaf1 cDNA ( Cecconi et al. 1998 under control of the
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2lines transfected for the transient expression of human wild type SOD1 (named named wt or mutant fALS-SOD1 G93A G37R G85R and
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Embryonic Telencefalic Naive Apaf1 (ETNA_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212;) ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cell lines were obtained from e14 embryos
7896NPATnuclear protein, ataxia-telangiectasia locuse140.3Naive Apaf1 (ETNA_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212;) ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cell lines were obtained from e14 embryos of Apaf1 knock-out mice as previously described ( Cozzolino
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cell lines were obtained from e14 embryos of Apaf1 knock-out mice as previously described ( Cozzolino et al. 2004
2903DLG4discs, large homolog 4 (Drosophila)PSD951.3neural markers (NeuN, NeuN class III _amp_#x3b2 -tubulin choline acetyltransferase PSD95 and tau Cozzolino et al. 2004
6893MAPTmicrotubule-associated protein tautau0.3(NeuN, NeuN class III _amp_#x3b2 -tubulin choline acetyltransferase PSD95 and tau Cozzolino et al. 2004
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6For cytochrome c and AIF release experiments ETNA cells were harvested in hypotonic buffer (2
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Immunoreactive SOD1 was detected with a rabbit polyclonal antibody (Stratagene) Stratagene
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Apaf1 was detected with a rat mAb anti-Apaf1 (clone clone 18H2
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Measurement of SOD1 activity
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2SOD1 activity was detected as the achromatic band on the violet-colored
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Overexpression of Apaf1 exacerbates apoptotic death induced by fALS-SOD1 in human neuroblastoma
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.21 A under this condition the total level of immunoreactive SOD1 is highly increased with respect to the parental line and
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2line and 1 day after transfection all lines expressing mutant SOD1 show a remarkable decrease in mitochondrial metabolic activity as indicated
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7Materials and methods 48 h after transfection expression of mutant SOD1s induces activation of caspase-3 caspase-9 but not caspase-1 ( Fig
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Cell death induced by mutant SOD1 is prevented by treatment both with pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD and
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1To analyze whether Apaf1 is involved in mutant SOD1-induced apoptosis we stably transfected SH-SY5Y
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1-induced1.7To analyze whether Apaf1 is involved in mutant SOD1-induced apoptosis we stably transfected SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells with a plasmid
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1stably transfected SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells with a plasmid coding for Apaf1
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1C05 C19 and C20 were chosen for equivalent expression of Apaf1
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1results and data from clone C05 (named named SH/Apaf1) SH Apaf1 are shown
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Western blotting with specific anti-Apaf1 antibodies shows that SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 neuroblastoma cells express high levels of Apaf1 ( Fig 2
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1that SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 neuroblastoma cells express high levels of Apaf1 ( Fig 2 A
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1In this conditions no Apaf1 expression is detectable in total cell lysates from control cells
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1total cell lysates from control cells although SH-SY5Y do express Apaf1 as assessed by us in immunoprecipitation experiments (not not shown
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Transient transfection of control SH cells or SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 cells with wtSOD1 or G93A-SOD1 mutant elicits high level comparable
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1of caspase-3 is dramatically increased only in G93A-expressing SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 cells as compared to G93A-transfected SH cells ( Fig 2
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.120-fold increase of apoptotic nuclei is observed in SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 cells expressing the mutant SOD1 with respect to untransfected control
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2is observed in SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 cells expressing the mutant SOD1 with respect to untransfected control SH cells
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Deletion of Apaf1 prevents apoptotic death induced by fALS-SOD1 in mouse neuronal cells
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1order to establish an experimental system where the role of Apaf1 in fALS-SOD1-induced cell death could be thoroughly studied embryonal cortical
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1thoroughly studied embryonal cortical cells from a control mouse (Apaf1+/+) Apaf1 or a mouse knocked-out for Apaf1 (Apaf1_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212;) Apaf1_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 have
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1a control mouse (Apaf1+/+) Apaf1 or a mouse knocked-out for Apaf1 (Apaf1_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212;) Apaf1_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 have been isolated and immortalized by the
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1ETNA_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cells do not express Apaf1 and the absence of this adapter provides them with a
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1We have observed that Apaf1 deletion also provides these cells with a complete resistance to
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Cytochrome c release induced by fALS-SOD1 is independent of Apaf1 expression
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2cytochrome c release in cells expressing either fALS-SOD1s or wild-type SOD1 ETNA cells were transfected with cDNA coding for GFP-SOD1s fusion
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7tag does not affect the dismutase activity of the various SOD1s ( Fig 4 A GFP-G93A and GFP-A4V mutants are similar
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7As shown in Fig 4 C overexpression of mutant SOD1s causes the appearance of large intracellular aggregates (not not visible
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2large intracellular aggregates (not not visible in cells overexpressing wild-type SOD1 in ETNA cells as in various other experimental paradigms (
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1expressing different fALS-SOD1s display cytochrome c release independently from the Apaf1 genotype ( Figs 4 B_amp_#x2013 D
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6that other mitochondrial factors involved in apoptotic pathways such as AIF ( Fig 4 and Fig 5 and EndoG (not not
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7not shown are not affected by the expression of mutant SOD1s in this system
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf1-deficient1.1As shown in Fig 6 A Apaf1-deficient ETNA cells are completely resistant to fALS-SOD1-induced mitochondrial impairment as
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7On the opposite cotransfection of mutant SOD1s with Apaf1 in ETNA_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cells significantly restores the
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1On the opposite cotransfection of mutant SOD1s with Apaf1 in ETNA_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cells significantly restores the toxic effect
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1in these cells is exclusively due to the lack of Apaf1
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Again protein oxidation induced by mutant SOD1 in ETNA+/+ ETNA cells is significantly reduced in cells lacking
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1in ETNA+/+ ETNA cells is significantly reduced in cells lacking Apaf1 ( Fig 6 C
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2has been suggested also by studies where targeting of mutant SOD1 specifically to the nucleus cytosol and in the mitochondrion matrix
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6pore causing leakage of cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) AIF ( Friedlander 2003 were suggested to play a role in
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2classic_amp_#x201d apoptosis is involved in the motor neuron death in SOD1 mutant mice and perhaps also in ALS patients
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1further insight in this process by studying the contribution of Apaf1 to cell death induced by different mutants SOD1s
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7contribution of Apaf1 to cell death induced by different mutants SOD1s
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2loops (G37R, G37R I113T thus representing every class of mutant SOD1 found in patients except those truncated at the C-term end
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7of neuronal origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we have observed that indeed Apaf1 is a
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we have observed that indeed Apaf1 is a key factor
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we have observed that indeed Apaf1 is a key factor in the noxious function of fALS-SOD1
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1factor in the noxious function of fALS-SOD1 while overexpression of Apaf1 exacerbates the induction of apoptosis ( Fig 2 its removal
10876SIGLEC7sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 7p750.3critical caspase substrate in the mitochondria and that cleavage of p75 by caspases is responsible for disruption of electron transport leading
7707NDUFS1NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 1, 75kDa (NADH-coenzyme Q reductase)NDUFS10.0Interestingly Ricci et al have recently shown that NDUFS1 the 75 kDa subunit of respiratory complex I is a
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2direct consequence of the postulated pro-oxidant toxic function of mutant SOD1 ( Valentine 2002
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Mutant SOD1 may either exert some aberrant chemistry specifically inside (or or
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Indeed the intracellular localization of wild-type and mutant SOD1 has recently been questioned
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2previous studies reporting that a fraction of the normally cytosolic SOD1 protein is detected within the mitochondrion probably either at the
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2al have reported that multiple disease-causing mutants but not wild-type SOD1 are recruited to mitochondria but only in affected tissues (
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2of protein are successfully imported but nearly constant amounts of SOD1 mutants and covalently damaged adducts of them accumulate
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2damage from action of spinal cord-specific factors that recruit mutant SOD1 to spinal mitochondria as the basis for their selective toxicity
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2to being in the mitochondrial outer membrane and intermembrane space SOD1 is also localized in the mitochondrial matrix
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2Furthermore aberrant SOD1 macromolecular aggregates are formed in the matrix of brain mitochondria
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1s1.7Aggregation of mitochondrial mutant SOD1s may also have a role in altering the functionality of
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2Bcl-21.5al have reported that both wt- and mutSOD1 bind to Bcl-2 an anti-apoptotic protein located on the cytoplasmic face of outer
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2Bcl-21.5of outer mitochondria membranes and have suggested that entrapment of Bcl-2 by large mutSOD1 aggregates may deplete motor neurons of this
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2These results suggest a mechanism by which mutant SOD1 can disrupt the association of proteins involved in cell survival
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2causes altering mitochondria functionality or from abnormal aggregation of wild-type SOD1 together with mitochondria proteins
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2(A) A Western blot analysis of SOD1 expression in SH-SY5Y cells untransfected or transiently transfected for 48
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2h with wtSOD1 and G93A G37R G85R and I113T mutant SOD1 20 _amp_#x3bc g of total cell lysates was loaded
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Fig 2._amp_#xa0 Overexpression of Apaf1 exacerbates apoptotic death induced by fALS-SOD1 in human neuroblastoma
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1A Na_amp_#xef ve SH-SY5Y cells or SH-SY5Y cells stably overexpressing Apaf1 (SH/Apaf1) SH Apaf1 were transiently transfected with wtSOD1 or with
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1SH-SY5Y cells or SH-SY5Y cells stably overexpressing Apaf1 (SH/Apaf1) SH Apaf1 were transiently transfected with wtSOD1 or with the G93A-SOD1 mutant
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2of total cell lysates was analyzed for the expression of SOD1 and Apaf1
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1cell lysates was analyzed for the expression of SOD1 and Apaf1
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1Fig 3._amp_#xa0 Deletion of Apaf1 prevents apoptotic death induced by fALS-SOD1 in mouse neuronal cells
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.14._amp_#xa0 Cytochrome c release induced by fALS-SOD1 is independent of Apaf1 expression
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD12.2After 24 h SOD1 activity was detected on 10% polyacrylamide gel by the NBT/riboflavin
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6mutants were assessed for the presence of cytochrome c and AIF by Western blot
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6untransfected ETNA cells were used as a positive control for AIF and cytochrome c expression
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Fig 5._amp_#xa0 ETNA cells retain mitochondrial AIF upon fALS-SOD1 expression
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6confocal immunofluorescence microscopy staining of cytochrome c (green) green and AIF (red) red in ETNA cells 48 h after transfection with
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1wtSOD1 or G93A G37R G85R and I113T-SOD1 mutants with (Apaf1) Apaf1 or without a plasmid coding for Apaf1
576APAF1apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1Apaf12.1mutants with (Apaf1) Apaf1 or without a plasmid coding for Apaf1
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0vation of the caspases cascade is also effective in preventing both the mitochondrial damage and the increase in the production of reactive oxygen species induced by fals sod1 even in the presence of cytochrome c release.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0mitochondria alterations membrane depolarization decreased activity of respiratory complexes cytochrome c release and oxidative stress increased ros flux oxidatively modified proteins seem likely candidates to explain many facets of als because of their early occurrence in experimental models and in pati
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))superoxide dismutase1.0als occurs both as a sporadic and as a familial dominantly inherited disease fals and about one fifth of fals patients have mutations in the gene coding for the enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 rosen et al. 1993 . fals sod1 mutations cause the appearance of a pro oxidant pro apoptotic function in a typically anti oxidant anti apoptotic enzyme rabizadeh et al. 1995 wiedau pazos et al. 1
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0t al. 1997 and prolongs life in a transgenic mouse model kostic et al. 1997 ; caspases 1 and 3 have consistently been shown to play an important role in the death of motor neurons in this disease and caspase 9 is activated in spinal motor neurons of human als subjects inoue et al. 2003 .
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2bcl21.0members of the bcl gene family show altered expression in post mortem samples from sporadic and familial als patients and in experimental models as well mu et al. 1996 and vukosavic et al. 1999 and bcl2 prevents death of cells expressing fals sod1 ghadge et al. 1997 and prolongs life in a transgenic mouse model kostic et al. 1997 ; caspases 1 and 3 have consistently been shown to play an important r
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0of apoptosis by oxidative stress is a feature observed in several experimental paradigms cai and jones 1998 and luetjens et al. 2000 and oxidative stress mediated mitochondrial dysfunction leading to cytochrome c release plays an important role in the initiation of motor neuron death by mutant sod1.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0in spinal cord specimens of both als patients and in the mice model for fals evidence of prominent recruitment of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway has been documented by the observation of cytochrome c release and by the observation that prevention of cytochrome c release prolongs the lifespan of transgenic sod1 g93a mice zhu et al. 2002 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0 release and by the observation that prevention of cytochrome c release prolongs the lifespan of transgenic sod1 g93a mice zhu et al. 2002 .
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0upon release from mitochondria cytochrome c becomes part of the apoptosome a complex in which apaf1 serves as a scaffold protein also for the binding of pro caspase 9 the apoptosome recruits and processes caspase 9 to form a holoenzyme complex which in turn recruits and activates the effector caspases cecconi 1999 .
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0 the apoptosome recruits and processes caspase 9 to form a holoenzyme complex which in turn recruits and activates the effector caspases cecconi 1999 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0upon release from mitochondria cytochrome c becomes part of the apoptosome a complex in which apaf1 serves as a scaffold protein also for the binding of pro caspase 9 the apoptosome recruits and processes caspase 9 to form a holoenzyme complex
1503CASP2caspase 2, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 2)caspase 21.0therefore the apoptosome has a crucial role in the activation of several caspases such as caspase 2 3 6 7 8 and 10 adams and cory 2002 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0our data demonstrate that removal of apaf1 prevents cell death and mitochondrial damage by intercepting activation of the caspases cascade even in the presence of cytochrome c release.
2903DLG4discs, large homolog 4 (Drosophila)psd951.0ed to differentiate both etna+/+ and _amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; cells display neurite outgrowth and the upregulation of some neural markers neun class iii _amp_#x3b2; tubulin choline acetyltransferase psd95 and tau; cozzolino et al. 2004 .
1912CHATcholine acetyltransferasecholine acetyltransferase1.0nal precursors; when induced to differentiate both etna+/+ and _amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; cells display neurite outgrowth and the upregulation of some neural markers neun class iii _amp_#x3b2; tubulin choline acetyltransferase psd95 and tau; cozzolino et al. 2004 .
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0the broad caspase inhibitor zvad fmk 100 _amp_#x3bc;m; calbiochem and the caspase 9 specific inhibitor zlehd fmk 100 _amp_#x3bc;m; calbiochem were added at this time.
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)caspase 11.0caspase 1 and caspase 3 activities were determined by measuring the rates of 7 amido 4 methylcoumarin amc release from synthetic caspase substrates: ac yvad amc for caspase 1 and ac devd amc for caspase 3 calbiochem .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0caspase 1 and caspase 3 activities were determined by measuring the rates of 7 amido 4 methylcoumarin amc release from synthetic caspase substrates: ac yvad amc for caspase 1 and ac devd amc for caspase 3 calbiochem .
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)caspase 11.0specific activity was demonstrated by the use of the caspase 1 and caspase 3 inhibitors ac yvad cho and ac devd cho respectively that completely block the development of fluorescence due to the cleaved product.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0specific activity was demonstrated by the use of the caspase 1 and caspase 3 inhibitors ac yvad cho and ac devd cho respectively that completely block the development of fluorescence due to the cleaved product.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0for cytochrome c and aif release experiments etna cells were harvested in hypotonic buffer 2 mm mgcl 2 10 mm kcl 10 mm tris_amp_#x2013;hcl ph 7.6 supplemented with protease inhibitor cocktail sigma and incubated for
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)caspase 11.0caspase 1 was detected with a rabbit polyclonal antibody sigma aldrich recognizing the 45 kda pro enzyme and the 20 kda active subunit.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0caspase 3 activity was detected using a rabbit polyclonal antibody cell signaling specifically reacting with the cleaved 17/19 kda fragments of active caspase 3.
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0caspase 9 activity was detected using a rabbit polyclonal antibody cell signaling specifically reacting with the cleaved fragments of active caspase 9.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0mouse monoclonal anti cytochrome c antibody was purchased from bd bioscience.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0an anti cytochrome c monoclonal antibody clone 6h2.b4 pharmingen an anti cytochrome c polyclonal antibody santa cruz an anti aif monoclonal antibody clone e1 santa cruz and an anti endog polyclonal antibody prosci incorporated were used.
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)caspase 11.0ring that the percentage of transfected cells was estimated around 30% see materials and methods . 48 h after transfection expression of mutant sod1s induces activation of caspase 3 caspase 9 but not caspase 1 fig 1 c .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0icularly conspicuous considering that the percentage of transfected cells was estimated around 30% see materials and methods . 48 h after transfection expression of mutant sod1s induces activation of caspase 3 caspase 9 but not caspase 1 fig 1 c .
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0onspicuous considering that the percentage of transfected cells was estimated around 30% see materials and methods . 48 h after transfection expression of mutant sod1s induces activation of caspase 3 caspase 9 but not caspase 1 fig 1 c .
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0cell death induced by mutant sod1 is prevented by treatment both with pan caspase inhibitor z vad and by caspase 9 inhibitor lehd fig 1 d .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0transient transfection of control sh cells or sh/apaf1 cells with wtsod1 or g93a sod1 mutant elicits high level comparable expression of the two proteins in both cell lines fig 2 a but activation of caspase 3 is dramatically increased only in g93a expressing sh/apaf1 cells as compared to g93a transfected sh cells fig 2 b .
9717PXMP3peroxisomal membrane protein 3, 35kDa (Zellweger syndrome)paf11.0stable cell lines have been named etna e mbryonic t elencephalic n aive a paf1 ; etna+/+ and etna_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; cell lines have been preliminary characterized both in basal growth conditions and after further differentiation cozzolino et al. 2004 .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0etna_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; cells do not express apaf1 and the absence of this adapter provides them with a complete resistance to caspase 3 activation elicited by a classic pro apoptotic agent such as staurosporine cozzolino et al. 2004 .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0we have observed that apaf1 deletion also provides these cells with a complete resistance to activation of caspase 3 induced by several fals sod1s and observed in control etna+/+ cells 24 h after transfection with the cdna coding for the mutant protein fig 3 a .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0cytochrome c release induced by fals sod1 is independent of apaf1 expression
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0mitochondrial damage and cytochrome c release are pro apoptotic features observed in several experimental paradigms for fals see introduction .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0to compare cytochrome c release in cells expressing either fals sod1s or wild type sod1 etna cells were transfected with cdna coding for gfp sod1s fusion proteins.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0furthermore while no cytochrome c release is observed in cells expressing gfp or the wild type enzyme both etna_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; and etna+/+ cells expressing different fals sod1s display cytochrome c release independently from the apaf1 genotype figs 4 b_amp_#x2013;d .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0mitochondrial release of pro apoptotic factors induced by fals sod1 is specific for cytochrome c ; indeed we have observed that other mitochondrial factors involved in apoptotic pathways such as aif fig 4 and fig 5 and endog not shown are not affected by the expression of mutant sod1s in this sy
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0it is widely believed that activation of the apoptosome followed by caspase 9 and caspase 3 activation plays a central role in cell death in the nervous system yuan and yankner 2000 .
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0it is widely believed that activation of the apoptosome followed by caspase 9 and caspase 3 activation plays a central role in cell death in the nervous system yuan and yankner 2000 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0mitochondrial membrane depolarization decreased activity of respiratory complexes and cytochrome c release occur at the asymptomatic stage in fals sod1 transgenic mice bendotti et al. 2001 and jung et al. 2002 and in cultured cells expressing the mutant protein carr_amp_#xec; et al. 1997 beal 2000
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1apoptosis inducing factor1.0 leading to bioenergetic failure in the motor neurons bendotti et al. 2001 and jung et al. 2002 and to alteration in the mitochondrial permeability transition pore causing leakage of cytochrome c and apoptosis inducing factor aif friedlander 2003 were suggested to play a role in the mitochondrial dependent motor neuron death through the activation of a caspase mediated cascade leading to programmed cell death.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0respiratory chain leading to bioenergetic failure in the motor neurons bendotti et al. 2001 and jung et al. 2002 and to alteration in the mitochondrial permeability transition pore causing leakage of cytochrome c and apoptosis inducing factor aif friedlander 2003 were suggested to play a role in the mitochondrial dependent motor neuron death through the activation of a caspase mediated cascade leading to prog
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0 we have observed that indeed apaf1 is a key factor in the noxious function of fals sod1: while overexpression of apaf1 exacerbates the induction of apoptosis fig 2 its removal prevents activation of caspase 3 even in the presence of cytochrome c release fig 3 and fig 4 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.01 is a key factor in the noxious function of fals sod1: while overexpression of apaf1 exacerbates the induction of apoptosis fig 2 its removal prevents activation of caspase 3 even in the presence of cytochrome c release fig 3 and fig 4 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0either exert some aberrant chemistry specifically inside or on the surface of mitochondria or interfere with cytoplasmic functions modulating mitochondria functionality: both could lead to release of cytochrome c activation of the caspase cascade and impairment in the respiratory chain atp depletion and changes in the membrane permeability.
990BCL2B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2bcl 21.0pasinelli et al. have reported that both wt and mutsod1 bind to bcl 2 an anti apoptotic protein located on the cytoplasmic face of outer mitochondria membranes and have suggested that entrapment of bcl 2 by large mutsod1 aggregates may deplete motor neurons of this anti apoptotic protein pasinelli et al. 2004 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0in a recent paper kirkinezos et al. have reported that cytochrome c association with the inner mitochondrial membrane is impaired in the cns of g93a sod1 mice kirkinezos et al. 2005 .
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)caspase 11.0 c left panel: sh sy5y cells were transfected as in panel a. after 48 h equal amounts 30 _amp_#x3bc;g of clear cell lysates were incubated with 20 _amp_#x3bc;m ac yvad amc for caspase 1 and ac devd amc for caspase 3 .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0t panel: sh sy5y cells were transfected as in panel a. after 48 h equal amounts 30 _amp_#x3bc;g of clear cell lysates were incubated with 20 _amp_#x3bc;m ac yvad amc for caspase 1 and ac devd amc for caspase 3 .
1499CASP1caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)caspase 11.0right panel: caspase 1 caspase 3 and caspase 9 activity were also assessed by western blot.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0right panel: caspase 1 caspase 3 and caspase 9 activity were also assessed by western blot.
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0right panel: caspase 1 caspase 3 and caspase 9 activity were also assessed by western blot.
1511CASP9caspase 9, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 91.0ication of apoptotic nuclei of sh sy5y transfected with wtsod1 or g37r g85r and i113t sod1 for the indicated periods of time in the absence or in the presence of 100 _amp_#x3bc;m zlehd fmk a specific caspase 9 inhibitor or zvad fmk a pan caspase inhibitor.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0 b cells were treated as in panel a and analyzed for caspase 3 activation 24 h after transfection.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0 a left panel: caspase 3 activity was assayed in cells 24 h after transient transfection with either wtsod1 or g93a g37r g85r and i113t sod1 mutants.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0caspase 3 activity is expressed as arbitrary fluorescence units afu n _amp_#xa0;=_amp_#xa0;3 . 100 _amp_#x3bc;m zvad fmk a pan caspase inhibitor was used.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0right panel: caspase 3 activity was also assessed by western blot.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0gfp green cytochrome c red and merged patterns of the same representative fields are shown.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0 c the proportion of gfp positive cells releasing cytochrome c was scored n _amp_#xa0;=_amp_#xa0;3 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0 d cytosolic fractions of etna cells transfected for 24 h with wtsod1 or g93a g37r g85r and i113t sod1 mutants were assessed for the presence of cytochrome c and aif by western blot.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0extracts from the mitochondrial fraction of untransfected etna cells were used as a positive control for aif and cytochrome c expression.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0double labeling confocal immunofluorescence microscopy staining of cytochrome c green and aif red in etna cells 48 h after transfection with wtsod1 gfp g93a sod1 gfp g85r sod1 gfp and a4v sod1 gfp.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0white arrowheads point to cells with released cytochrome c .