期刊
CANCER LETTERS
卷 236, 期 1, 页码 115-124出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.05.014
关键词
HBx; apoptosis; TNF alpha; Bcl-xL; cytochrome c
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The X protein of hepatitis B virus (HBx) exhibits numerous activities affecting gene transcription, intracellular signal transduction, cell proliferation and apoptosis. Recent studies showed that HBx induced apoptosis by causing loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, suggesting that HBx-mediated apoptosis is mitochondria-dependent. However, the molecular mechanism of the gene in this pathway is still far from understood. In this study, we demonstrated that introduction of HBx into a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line, Hep3B, caused apoptosis and sensitized the cell to TNF alpha-induced cell killing. Over-expression of Bcl-xL, an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein, prevented cell death dragged by HBx. Importantly, expression of HBx in Hep3B cells reduced Bcl-xL mRNA and protein levels, but did not regulate other Bcl-2 family members. Although, HBx itself did not affect intracellular distribution of cytochrome c, an enhanced release of cytochrome c from mitochondria was observed when TNF alpha was applied. Thus, the introduction of HBx into Hep3B cells induces apoptosis and sensitizes Hep3B cells to TNF alpha-mediated cell killing, and these processes may accomplish through inhibiting Bcl-xL expression and subsequently promoting cytochrome c release from mitochondria. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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