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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
卷 9, 期 9, 页码 915-925出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401063
关键词
apoptosis; atopy; autoimmunity; caspases; cell survival; LEDGF/p75
资金
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI44088] Funding Source: Medline
Lens epithelium-derived growth factor p75 (LEDGF/p75) is a nuclear autoantigen in atopic disorders implicated in cellular protection against stress-induced apoptosis. We observed that LEDGF/p75 was cleaved during apoptosis into fragments of 65 and 58 kD generated by caspases-3 and -7 cleaving at three sites: DEVPD(30)down arrowG, DAQD(486down arrow)G and WEID(85down arrow)N. Sequence analysis revealed that the DEVPD(30)down arrowG and WEID(85)down arrowN sites lie within the highly conserved HATH (homologous to amino terminus of hepatoma-derived growth factor) region, also known as PWWP domain. Alignment of proteins containing this domain failed to reveal conservation of the DEVPD(30)down arrowG and WEID(85)down arrowN sites, suggesting that the HATH/PWWP domain of LEDGF/p75 may be specifically targeted by caspases. Overexpression of LEDGF/p75 protected HepG2 cells from serum starvation-induced cell death, whereas expression of the 65 kD fragment failed to protect. The apoptotic cleavage of LEDGF/p75 may contribute to the pathogenesis of atopic disorders by abrogating its pro-survival function and enhancing its immunogenicity.
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