Protein Information

Name Bcl xL
Synonyms Apoptosis regulator Bcl X; BCL XL/S; BCL2 like 1; BCL2 related gene; BCL2 like 1 isoform 1; BCL2L; BCL2L1; BCLX…

Compound Information

Name rotenone
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19252273 Shimohama S: Nicotinic receptor-mediated neuroprotection in neurodegenerative disease models. Biol Pharm Bull. 2009 Mar;32(3):332-6.

Up-regulation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-x could prevent cells from neuronal death induced by beta-amyloid (Abeta), glutamate and rotenone.
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8668329 Shimizu S, Eguchi Y, Kamiike W, Waguri S, Uchiyama Y, Matsuda H, Tsujimoto Y: Retardation of chemical hypoxia-induced necrotic cell death by Bcl-2 and ICE inhibitors: possible involvement of common mediators in apoptotic and necrotic signal transductions. Oncogene. 1996 May 16;12(10):2045-50.

Inhibition of the respiratory chain reaction by cyanide, rotenone or antimycin A (chemical hypoxia) induces necrotic cell death characterized by apparently intact chromatin, remarkable mitochondrial swelling with loss of crista structure, and loss of plasma membrane integrity.
The anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL effectively retard the chemical hypoxia-induced necrotic cell death.
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19365708 Li R, Chen Y, Shu WX, Chen Z, Ke WJ: Involvement of SRC-3 in deguelin-induced apoptosis in Jurkat cells. Int J Hematol. 2009 Jun;89(5):628-35. Epub 2009 Apr 14.


RT-PCR and Western blotting were employed to assess the expression levels of steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3), nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and some apoptosis related genes, including Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL.
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8700549 Shimizu S, Eguchi Y, Kamiike W, Waguri S, Uchiyama Y, Matsuda H, Tsujimoto Y: Bcl-2 blocks loss of mitochondrial membrane potential while ICE inhibitors act at a different step during inhibition of death induced by respiratory chain inhibitors. Oncogene. 1996 Jul 4;13(1):21-9.

Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, CrmA and tetrapeptide ICE inhibitor reduce the extent of necrotic cell death induced by cyanide, which primarily damages mitochondria.
A similar blocking effect is observed on necrotic cell death induced by other respiration inhibitors, rotenone and antimycin A, and on apoptotic cell death induced by etoposide or calcium ionophore.
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18705696 Liu WH, Chang LS: Reactive oxygen species and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase induce apoptotic death of U937 cells in response to Naja nigricollis toxin gamma. J Cell Mol Med. 2008 Aug 14.

In contrast to N-acetylcysteine, degradation of Bcl-2/Bcl-X (L) and mitochondrial localization of Bax were notably decreased by SB202190.
Inhibitors of electron transport (rotenone and antimycin A) or inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (cyclosporine A) reduced the effect of toxin gamma on ROS generation, loss of DeltaPsim and cytochrome c release.
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10463952 Kiningham KK, Oberley TD, Lin S, Mattingly CA, St Clair DK: Overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase protects against mitochondrial-initiated poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-mediated cell death. FASEB J. 1999 Sep;13(12):1601-10.

MnSOD overexpression specifically protected against cell death upon treatment with rotenone or antimycin.
We examined bcl-x (L), p53 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) to identify specific cellular pathways that might contribute to the mitochondrial-initiated ROS-mediated cell death.
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20187293 Liu WH, Chang LS: Reactive oxygen species and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase induce apoptotic death of U937 cells in response to Naja nigricollis toxin-gamma. J Cell Mol Med. 2009 Aug;13(8B):1695-705.

In contrast to N-acetylcysteine, degradation of Bcl-2/Bcl-XL and mitochondrial localization of Bax were notably decreased by SB202190.
Inhibitors of electron transport (rotenone and antimycin A) or inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (cyclosporine A) reduced the effect of toxin- on ROS generation, loss of deltapsim and cytochrome c release.
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19497415 Santos DM, Santos MM, Viana RJ, Castro RE, Moreira R, Rodrigues CM: Naphtho [2,3-d] isoxazole-4,9-dione-3-carboxylates: potent, non-cytotoxic, antiapoptotic agents. Chem Biol Interact. 2009 Jul 15;180(2):175-82. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

In addition, 1a and 1b were shown to up-regulate Bcl-X (L), a pro-survival member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, which modulates the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis.
Similar protective effects of quinone derivatives were seen in HuH-7 and PC12 cells incubated with distinct apoptotic stimuli, such as camptothecin, TGF-beta1, or rotenone.
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15182854 Lemarie A, Lagadic-Gossmann D, Morzadec C, Allain N, Fardel O, Vernhet L: Cadmium induces caspase-independent apoptosis in liver Hep3B cells: role for calcium in signaling oxidative stress-related impairment of mitochondria and relocation of endonuclease G and apoptosis-inducing factor. Free Radic Biol Med. 2004 Jun 15;36(12):1517-31.

Production of reactive oxygen species was inhibited by ruthenium red and rotenone, two mitochondrial inhibitors, and by diphenyleneiodonium, a flavoprotein inhibitor, which also prevented both loss in mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis.
In addition, Bapta-AM and diphenyleneiodonium were found to almost totally block decreased expression of the mitochondrial anti-apoptotic nuclear factor-kappaB-regulated bcl-x (L) protein in cadmium-treated cells.
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18817777 Kamdar O, Le W, Zhang J, Ghio AJ, Rosen GD, Upadhyay D: Air pollution induces enhanced mitochondrial oxidative stress in cystic fibrosis airway epithelium. FEBS Lett. 2008 Oct 29;582(25-26):3601-6. Epub 2008 Sep 24.

Mitochondrial inhibitors (4,4-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'disulfonic acid, rotenone and thenoyltrifluoroacetone) blocked PM-induced generation of reactive oxygen species and apoptosis.
The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Bcl-xl, Mcl-1 and Xiap remained unchanged; however, overexpression of Bcl-xl blocked PM-induced apoptosis.
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20226830 Cuello S, Goya L, Madrid Y, Campuzano S, Pedrero M, Bravo L, Camara C, Ramos S: Molecular mechanisms of methylmercury-induced cell death in human HepG2 cells. Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 Mar 10.


MeHg early diminished Bcl-x (L)/Bcl-x (S) ratio and increased levels of the pro-apoptotic Bax and Bad.
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15764812 Singh SV, Srivastava SK, Choi S, Lew KL, Antosiewicz J, Xiao D, Zeng Y, Watkins SC, Johnson CS, Trump DL, Lee YJ, Xiao H, Herman-Antosiewicz A: Sulforaphane-induced cell death in human prostate cancer cells is initiated by reactive oxygen species. J Biol Chem. 2005 May 20;280(20):19911-24. Epub 2005 Mar 11.


The SFN-induced ROS generation was significantly attenuated on pretreatment with mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I inhibitors, including diphenyleneiodonium chloride and rotenone.
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12153473 Poppe M, Reimertz C, Munstermann G, Kogel D, Prehn JH: Ceramide-induced apoptosis of D283 medulloblastoma cells requires mitochondrial respiratory chain activity but occurs independently of caspases and is not sensitive to Bcl-xL overexpression. J Neurochem. 2002 Aug;82(3):482-94.


Treatment with the complex I inhibitor rotenone, C2- or C8-ceramide induced cell death in D283 control cells, while rho- cells were significantly protected.
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