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JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Overexpression of BAT3 alleviates prion protein fragment PrP106-126-induced neuronal apoptosis.
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics 2014 August
BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS: Prion diseases are a group of infectious neurodegenerative diseases characterized by neuronal death and degeneration. Human leukocyte antigen-B-associated transcript 3 (BAT3) is an important apoptosis regulator. We therefore investigated the interactions between BAT3 and prion protein and the potential role of BAT3 in PrP106-126-induced apoptosis.
METHODS: BAT3 and prion protein were overexpressed in Hela, Neuro2A, or primary neuronal cells by transfection with BAT3-HA or PRNP-EGFP expression plasmids and their relationship studied by immunofluorescence and Western blotting. The effect of BAT3 on PrP106-126-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis was detected by the CCK-8 assay and terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The expression of cytochrome c and Bcl-2 was examined by Western blotting.
RESULTS: BAT3 interacted with prion protein and enhanced PrP expression. After PrP106-126 peptide treated, BAT3 was transported from the nucleus to cytoplasm, increased cell viability, and protected neurons from PrP106-126-induced apoptosis through stabilizing the level of Bcl-2 protein and inhibiting the release of cytochrome c to cytoplasm.
CONCLUSIONS: Our present data showed a novel molecular mechanism of PrP106-126-induced apoptotic process regulation through the overexpression of BAT3, which may be important for the basic regulatory mechanism of neuron survival in prion diseases and associated neurodegenerative diseases in vivo.
METHODS: BAT3 and prion protein were overexpressed in Hela, Neuro2A, or primary neuronal cells by transfection with BAT3-HA or PRNP-EGFP expression plasmids and their relationship studied by immunofluorescence and Western blotting. The effect of BAT3 on PrP106-126-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis was detected by the CCK-8 assay and terminal-deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The expression of cytochrome c and Bcl-2 was examined by Western blotting.
RESULTS: BAT3 interacted with prion protein and enhanced PrP expression. After PrP106-126 peptide treated, BAT3 was transported from the nucleus to cytoplasm, increased cell viability, and protected neurons from PrP106-126-induced apoptosis through stabilizing the level of Bcl-2 protein and inhibiting the release of cytochrome c to cytoplasm.
CONCLUSIONS: Our present data showed a novel molecular mechanism of PrP106-126-induced apoptotic process regulation through the overexpression of BAT3, which may be important for the basic regulatory mechanism of neuron survival in prion diseases and associated neurodegenerative diseases in vivo.
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