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Lee JM, Kim YJ, Ra H, Kang SJ, Han S, Koh JY, Kim YH: The involvement of caspase-11 in TPEN-induced apoptosis. FEBS Lett. 2008 Jun 11;582(13):1871-6. Epub 2008 May 12.
The depletion of intracellular zinc with N,N,N',N'-tetrakis (2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine (TPEN) induces protein synthesis-dependent apoptosis. Here we examined the involvement of caspase induction in apoptosis. Among the examined caspases, only caspase-11 was increased by TPEN. Caspase-11 activity also increased, which resulted in caspase-3 activation. Cycloheximide or actinomycin D blocked caspase-11 induction, reduced caspase-11 and -3 activation, and attenuated TPEN-induced neuronal apoptosis. Blockade of caspase-11 by a chemical inhibitor or genetic deletion attenuated TPEN-induced apoptosis, indicating a critical role of caspase-11 in TPEN-induced apoptosis. Although mitochondria-mediated caspase-9/-3 activation also contributed to TPEN-induced apoptosis, caspase-11 is likely a key inducible apoptosis-inducing protein. |
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