BCL-XL regulates TNF-α-mediated cell death independently of NF-κB, FLIP and IAPs

Gozzelino, Raffaella; Solé Serra, Carme; Llecha Cano, Núria; Segura Ginard, Miguel Francisco; Moubarak, Rana S.; Iglesias Guimarais, Victoria; Pérez García, María José; Reix, Stéphanie; Zhang, Jisheng; Badiola, Nahuai; Sanchis, Daniel; Rodríguez Álvarez, José; Trullas, Ramon; Yuste Mateos, Víctor J. (Víctor José); Comella i Carnicé, Joan Xavier

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2008

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Gozzelino, Raffaella

Solé Serra, Carme

Llecha Cano, Núria

Segura Ginard, Miguel Francisco

Moubarak, Rana S.

Iglesias Guimarais, Victoria

Pérez García, María José

Reix, Stéphanie

Zhang, Jisheng

Badiola, Nahuai

Sanchis, Daniel

Rodríguez Álvarez, José

Trullas, Ramon

Yuste Mateos, Víctor J. (Víctor José)

Comella i Carnicé, Joan Xavier

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Gozzelino, Raffaella; Solé Serra, Carme; Llecha Cano, Núria; Segura Ginard, Miguel Francisco; Moubarak, Rana S.; Iglesias Guimarais, Victoria; ... Comella i Carnicé, Joan Xavier. (2008) . BCL-XL regulates TNF-α-mediated cell death independently of NF-κB, FLIP and IAPs. Cell Research, 2008, vol. 18, p. 1020–1036. https://doi.org/10.1038/cr.2008.76.

Abstract

Upon activation, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) receptor can engage apoptotic or survival pathways. Inhibition of macromolecular synthesis is known to sensitize cells to TNF-α-induced cell death. It is believed that this sensitization is due to the transcriptional blockade of genes regulated by NF-κB. Nevertheless, such evidence has remained elusive in the nervous system. Here, we show that TNF-α cannot normally induce apoptosis in PC12 cells or cortical neurons. However, cells treated with Actinomycin D (ActD) become susceptible to TNF-α-induced cell death through the activation of caspase-8, generation of tBid and activation of caspase-9 and -3. Analysis of several proteins involved in TNF-α receptor signaling showed no significant downregulation of NF-κB target genes, such as IAPs or FLIP, under such conditions. However, Bcl-xL protein levels, but not those of Bcl-2, Bax and Bak, are reduced by ActD or TNF-α/ ActD treatments. Moreover, Bcl-xL overexpression fully protects cells against TNF-α/ActD-induced cell death. When endogenous levels of Bcl-xL are specifically downregulated by lentiviral-based RNAi, cells no longer require ActD to be sensitive to TNF-α-triggered apoptosis. Furthermore, Bcl-xL downregulation does not affect TNF-α-mediated NF-κB activation. Altogether, our results demonstrate that Bcl-xL, and not Bcl-2, FLIP or IAPs, acts as the endogenous regulator of neuronal resistance/sensitivity to TNF-α-induced apoptosis in an NF-κB-independent manner.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/58761

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https://doi.org/10.1038/cr.2008.76

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Cell Research, 2008, vol. 18, p. 1020–1036