Abstract
(DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3 is A diisopropylphosphoryl dipeptide which is known to induce apoptosis of human leukemia K562 cells. The molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in this process remain to be clarified. Herein, we show that (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3-induced apoptosis is associated with cytosolic accumulation of cytochrome c, sustained loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MMP), transient generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and elevation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. A specific caspase assay reveals an increase in caspase-9 and caspase-3 activity but no change in caspase-8 activity. Immunofluorescence analysis indicates that (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3 induced upregulation of pro-apoptotic Bax and downregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. These results suggest that the mitochondria-regulated death pathway mediates (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3-induced K562 cells apoptosis.
Keywords: Phosphoryl dipeptide, apoptosis, caspase, mitochondria
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Mitochondria-Regulated Death Pathway Mediates (DIPP-L-Leu)2-LLysOCH3- Induced K562 Cells Apoptosis.
Volume: 13 Issue: 2
Author(s): Jie Yang, Yuyang Jiang, Feng Liu and Yufen Zhao
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Keywords: Phosphoryl dipeptide, apoptosis, caspase, mitochondria
Abstract: (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3 is A diisopropylphosphoryl dipeptide which is known to induce apoptosis of human leukemia K562 cells. The molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in this process remain to be clarified. Herein, we show that (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3-induced apoptosis is associated with cytosolic accumulation of cytochrome c, sustained loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MMP), transient generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and elevation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. A specific caspase assay reveals an increase in caspase-9 and caspase-3 activity but no change in caspase-8 activity. Immunofluorescence analysis indicates that (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3 induced upregulation of pro-apoptotic Bax and downregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. These results suggest that the mitochondria-regulated death pathway mediates (DIPP-L-Leu)2-L-LysOCH3-induced K562 cells apoptosis.
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Yang Jie, Jiang Yuyang, Liu Feng and Zhao Yufen, Mitochondria-Regulated Death Pathway Mediates (DIPP-L-Leu)2-LLysOCH3- Induced K562 Cells Apoptosis., Protein & Peptide Letters 2006; 13 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986606775101643
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986606775101643 |
Print ISSN 0929-8665 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5305 |
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