Expression level of Bcl-2 determines anti- or proapoptotic function.
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Bcl-2 is an oncogene with antiapoptotic function. However, Bcl-2 is converted to a Bax-like death effector by caspases, suggesting that the expression of Bcl-2 may not favor the growth of cancers. We introduced the Bcl-2 gene to gliomas via adenovirus (Adv; Adv-Bcl-2) with the Adv for Fas (Adv-Fas) and the Adv for Fas ligand (Adv-FL) to evaluate the antiapoptotic function of Bcl-2. In U251 glioblastoma cells, Bcl-2 at a low level of expression repressed apoptosis induced by Adv-Fas and Adv-FL, whereas Bcl-2 at a high level of expression did not. On the other hand, Bcl-X(L) showed antiapoptotic function against Fas-mediated apoptosis, irrespective of its expression level. In glioblastoma cells, induction of Bcl-2 alone at a high level induced apoptosis, whereas induction of Bcl-X(L) alone did not. As the multiplicity of infection of Adv-Bcl-2 was increased, the quantity of a cleaved product of Bcl-2 increased. Induction of caspase-inhibitory genes (CrmA and p35) inhibited apoptosis induced by Adv-Bcl-2. Induction of Bcl-2 led to alteration of the membrane potential and structure of the mitochondria. In summary, although Bcl-2 at a low level of expression was antiapoptotic, Bcl-2 at a high level of expression was proapoptotic to Fas-mediated apoptosis. Overexpression of Bcl-X(L) was consistently antiapoptotic to Fas-mediated apoptosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer research
دوره 59 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999