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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
卷 14, 期 8, 页码 1406-1413出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402130
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apoptosis; mitochondrial mRNA; IFN alpha; mRNA stability; RNase L
Interferons (IFNs) inhibit the growth of many different cell types by altering the expression of specific genes. IFNs activities are partly mediated by the 2'-5' oligoadenylates-RNase L RNA decay pathway. RNase L is an endoribonuclease requiring activation by 2'-5' oligoadenylates to cleave single-stranded RNA. Here, we present evidence that degradation of mitochondrial mRNA by RNase L leads to cytochrome c release and caspase 3 activation during IFN alpha-induced apoptosis. We identify and characterize the mitochondrial translation initiation factor (IF2mt) as a new partner of RNase L. Moreover, we show that specific inhibition of mitochondrial translation with chloramphenicol inhibits the IFN alpha-induced degradation of mitochondrial mRNA by RNase L. Finally, we demonstrate that overexpression of IF2mt in human H9 cells stabilizes mitochondrial mRNA, inhibits apoptosis induced by IFN alpha and partially reverses IFN alpha-cell growth inhibition. On the basis of our results, we propose a model describing how RNase L regulates mitochondrial mRNA stability through its interaction with IF2mt.
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