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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 628-641Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401775
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superoxide; hydrogen peroxide; Na+/H+ exchanger NHE-1; Rac1; cell death
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We have previously demonstrated that a slight increase in intracellular superoxide (O-2(center dot-)) anion confers resistance to death stimuli. Using pharmacological and molecular approaches to manipulate intracellular O-2(center dot-), here we report that an increase in intracellular O-2(center dot-) anion induces Na+/H+ exchanger 1 (NHE-1) gene promoter activity resulting in increased NHE-1 protein expression, which strongly correlates with the resistance of cells to death stimuli. In contrast, exposure to exogenous hydrogen peroxide suppressed NHE-1 promoter activity and gene expression, and increased cell sensitivity to death triggers. Furthermore, the increase in cell sensitivity to death upon downregulation of NHE-1 gene expression correlates with reduced capacity of cells to recover from an acid load, while survival upon overexpression of NHE-1 appears independent of its pump activity. These findings indicate that NHE-1 is a redox-regulated gene, and provide a novel intracellular target for the redox control of cell death sensitivity.
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