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Oxidant-induced apoptosis is mediated by oxidation of the actin-regulatory protein cofilin

  1. Author:
    Klamt, F.
    Zdanov, S.
    Levine, R. L.
    Pariser, A.
    Zhang, Y. Q.
    Zhang, B. L.
    Yu, L. R.
    Veenstra, T. D.
    Shacter, E.

  2. Author Address

    Klamt, Fabio, Zdanov, Stephanie, Pariser, Ashley, Zhang, Yaqin, Zhang, Baolin, Shacter, Emily] US FDA, Biochem Lab, Div Therapeut Prot, Ctr Drug Evaluat & Res, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. [Klamt, Fabio] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Ctr Oxidat Stress Res, Dept Biochem, ICBS, BR-90035003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. [Levine, Rodney L.] NHLBI, Biochem Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. [Yu, Li-Rong] US FDA, Ctr Prote, Natl Ctr Toxicol Res, Jefferson, AR 72079 USA. [Yu, Li-Rong, Veenstra, Timothy D.] NCI, Lab Prote & Analyt Technol, Adv Technol Program, SAIC Frederick Inc, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.
    1. Year: 2009
  2. Journal: Nature Cell Biology
    1. 11
    2. 10
    3. Pages: 1241-U193
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Physiological oxidants that are generated by activated phagocytes comprise the main source of oxidative stress during inflammation(1,2). Oxidants such as taurine chloramine (TnCl) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can damage proteins and induce apoptosis, but the role of specific protein oxidation in this process has not been defined. We found that the actin-binding protein cofilin is a key target of oxidation. When oxidation of this single regulatory protein is prevented, oxidant-induced apoptosis is inhibited. Oxidation of cofilin causes it to lose its affinity for actin and to translocate to the mitochondria, where it induces swelling and cytochrome c release by mediating opening of the permeability transition pore (PTP). This occurs independently of Bax activation and requires both oxidation of cofilin Cys residues and dephosphorylation at Ser 3. Knockdown of endogenous cofilin using targeted siRNA inhibits oxidant-induced apoptosis, which is restored by re-expression of wild-type cofilin but not by cofilin containing Cys to Ala mutations. Exposure of cofilin to TnCl results in intramolecular disulphide bonding and oxidation of Met residues to Met sulphoxide, but only Cys oxidation causes cofilin to induce mitochondrial damage.

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  2. DOI: 10.1038/ncb1968
  3. PMID: 19734890

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