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Toxicological Sciences 75, 99-107 (2003)
Copyright © 2003 by the Society of Toxicology
NEUROTOXICOLOGY |
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Bax Translocation in Cyanide-Induced Apoptosis
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1333
Execution of cyanide-induced apoptosis is mediated by release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. To determine how cyanide initiates cytochrome c release, Bax translocation was investigated in primary cultures of cortical neurons. Under nonapoptotic (control) conditions, Bax resided predominantly in the cytoplasm. After 300-µM cyanide treatment for 1 h, Bax translocated to the mitochondria, as shown by immunocytochemical staining and subcellular fractionation; Western blot analysis confirmed "cytosol-to-mitochondria" translocation of Bax. Temporal analysis showed that Bax translocation preceded cytochrome c release from the mitochondria, which was initiated 3 h after cyanide treatment. In double-immunofluorescence labeling for both Bax and cytochrome c, it was observed that cytochrome c was released only in cells showing Bax in mitochondria. The role of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in Bax translocation was studied. The p38 MAP kinase was activated 30 min after cyanide, and its phosphorylation level of activity began to decrease 3 h later. SB203580, a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, blocked translocation of Bax to mitochondria, whereas SB202474, a control peptide, had no effect on translocation. Inhibition of p38 MAP kinase by SB203580 blocked all downstream effects of Bax translocation, including cytochrome c release, caspase activation, and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. These results demonstrated that Bax translocation is critical for cyanide-induced cytochrome c release and that p38 MAP kinase regulates Bax translocation from cytosol to mitochondria.
Key Words: cyanide; apoptosis; Bax; p38 MAP kinase; cytochrome c.
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