Biology:Apoptosis regulator BAX

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Short description: Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

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Apoptosis regulator BAX, also known as bcl-2-like protein 4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BAX gene.[1] BAX is a member of the Bcl-2 gene family. BCL2 family members form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- or pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities. This protein forms a heterodimer with BCL2, and functions as an apoptotic activator. This protein is reported to interact with, and increase the opening of, the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), which leads to the loss in membrane potential and the release of cytochrome c. The expression of this gene is regulated by the tumor suppressor P53 and has been shown to be involved in P53-mediated apoptosis.[2]

Structure

The BAX gene was the first identified pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 protein family.[3] Bcl-2 family members share one or more of the four characteristic domains of homology entitled the Bcl-2 homology (BH) domains (named BH1, BH2, BH3 and BH4), and can form hetero- or homodimers.[3][4] These domains are composed of nine α-helices, with a hydrophobic α-helix core surrounded by amphipathic helices and a transmembrane C-terminal α-helix anchored to the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM). A hydrophobic groove formed along the C-terminal of α2 to the N-terminal of α5, and some residues from α8, binds the BH3 domain of other BAX or BCL-2 proteins in its active form. In the protein's inactive form, the groove binds its transmembrane domain, transitioning it from a membrane-bound to a cytosolic protein. A smaller hydrophobic groove formed by the α1 and α6 helices is located on the opposite side of the protein from the major groove, and may serve as a BAX activation site.[5]

Orthologs of the BAX gene have been identified in most mammals for which complete genome data are available.[6]

Function

In healthy mammalian cells, the majority of BAX is found in the cytosol, but upon initiation of apoptotic signaling, Bax undergoes a conformational shift. Upon induction of apoptosis, BAX becomes organelle membrane-associated, and in particular, mitochondrial membrane associated.[7][8][9][10][11]

BAX is believed to interact with, and induce the opening of the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel, VDAC.[12] Alternatively, growing evidence also suggests that activated BAX and/or Bak form an oligomeric pore, MAC in the MOM (mitochondrial outer membrane).[13][14] This results in the release of cytochrome c and other pro-apoptotic factors from the mitochondria, often referred to as mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization, leading to activation of caspases.[15] This defines a direct role for BAX in mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization. BAX activation is stimulated by various abiotic factors, including heat, hydrogen peroxide, low or high pH, and mitochondrial membrane remodeling. In addition, it can become activated by binding BCL-2, as well as non-BCL-2 proteins such as p53 and Bif-1. Conversely, BAX can become inactivated by interacting with VDAC2, Pin1, and IBRDC2.[5]

Clinical significance

The expression of BAX is upregulated by the tumor suppressor protein p53, and BAX has been shown to be involved in p53-mediated apoptosis. The p53 protein is a transcription factor that, when activated as part of the cell's response to stress, regulates many downstream target genes, including BAX. Wild-type p53 has been demonstrated to upregulate the transcription of a chimeric reporter plasmid utilizing the consensus promoter sequence of BAX approximately 50-fold over mutant p53. Thus it is likely that p53 promotes BAX's apoptotic faculties in vivo as a primary transcription factor. However, p53 also has a transcription-independent role in apoptosis. In particular, p53 interacts with BAX, promoting its activation as well as its insertion into the mitochondrial membrane.[16][17][18]

Drugs that activate BAX, such as ABT-737, a BH3 mimetic, hold promise as anticancer treatments by inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.[5] For instance, binding of HA-BAD to BCL-xL and concomitant disruption of BAX:BCL-xL interaction was found to partly reverse paclitaxel resistance in human ovarian cancer cells.[19] Meanwhile, excessive apoptosis in such conditions as ischemia reperfusion injury and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may benefit from drug inhibitors of BAX.[5]

Interactions

Overview of signal transduction pathways involved with apoptosis.

Bcl-2-associated X protein has been shown to interact with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UniProt". https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q07812/entry#names_and_taxonomy. 
  2. ↑ "Entrez Gene: BCL2-associated X protein". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/581. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bcl-2 heterodimerizes in vivo with a conserved homolog, Bax, that accelerates programmed cell death". Cell 74 (4): 609–619. August 1993. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(93)90509-O. PMID 8358790. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Multiple Bcl-2 family members demonstrate selective dimerizations with Bax". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 92 (17): 7834–7838. August 1995. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.17.7834. PMID 7644501. Bibcode: 1995PNAS...92.7834S. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Building blocks of the apoptotic pore: how Bax and Bak are activated and oligomerize during apoptosis". Cell Death and Differentiation 21 (2): 196–205. February 2014. doi:10.1038/cdd.2013.139. PMID 24162660. 
  6. ↑ "OrthoMaM phylogenetic marker: BAX coding sequence". http://www.orthomam.univ-montp2.fr/orthomam/data/cds/detailMarkers/ENSG00000087088_BAX.xml. 
  7. ↑ "Enforced dimerization of BAX results in its translocation, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis". The EMBO Journal 17 (14): 3878–3885. July 1998. doi:10.1093/emboj/17.14.3878. PMID 9670005. 
  8. ↑ "Cytosol-to-membrane redistribution of Bax and Bcl-X(L) during apoptosis". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 94 (8): 3668–3672. April 1997. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.8.3668. PMID 9108035. Bibcode: 1997PNAS...94.3668H. 
  9. ↑ "Conformation of the Bax C-terminus regulates subcellular location and cell death". The EMBO Journal 18 (9): 2330–2341. May 1999. doi:10.1093/emboj/18.9.2330. PMID 10228148. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "SH3GLB, a new endophilin-related protein family featuring an SH3 domain". Genomics 71 (2): 222–234. January 2001. doi:10.1006/geno.2000.6378. PMID 11161816. 
  11. ↑ "Movement of Bax from the cytosol to mitochondria during apoptosis". The Journal of Cell Biology 139 (5): 1281–1292. December 1997. doi:10.1083/jcb.139.5.1281. PMID 9382873. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Identification of the protein-protein contact site and interaction mode of human VDAC1 with Bcl-2 family proteins". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 305 (4): 989–996. June 2003. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00871-4. PMID 12767928. 
  13. ↑ "Deficiency in apoptotic effectors Bax and Bak reveals an autophagic cell death pathway initiated by photodamage to the endoplasmic reticulum". Autophagy 2 (3): 238–240. 2006. doi:10.4161/auto.2730. PMID 16874066. 
  14. ↑ "BAK/BAX macropores facilitate mitochondrial herniation and mtDNA efflux during apoptosis". Science 359 (6378). February 2018. doi:10.1126/science.aao6047. PMID 29472455. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Specific cleavage of Mcl-1 by caspase-3 in tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis in Jurkat leukemia T cells". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280 (11): 10491–10500. March 2005. doi:10.1074/jbc.M412819200. PMID 15637055. 
  16. ↑ "Tumor suppressor p53 is a regulator of bcl-2 and bax gene expression in vitro and in vivo". Oncogene 9 (6): 1799–1805. June 1994. PMID 8183579. 
  17. ↑ "Immediate early up-regulation of bax expression by p53 but not TGF beta 1: a paradigm for distinct apoptotic pathways". Oncogene 9 (6): 1791–1798. June 1994. PMID 8183578. 
  18. ↑ "Tumor suppressor p53 is a direct transcriptional activator of the human bax gene". Cell 80 (2): 293–299. January 1995. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(95)90412-3. PMID 7834749. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "BAD partly reverses paclitaxel resistance in human ovarian cancer cells". Oncogene 17 (19): 2419–2427. November 1998. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202180. PMID 9824152. 
  20. ↑ "Nuclear partners of Bcl-2: Bax and PML". DNA and Cell Biology 23 (6): 351–354. June 2004. doi:10.1089/104454904323145236. PMID 15231068. 
  21. ↑ "Conversion of Bcl-2 from protector to killer by interaction with nuclear orphan receptor Nur77/TR3". Cell 116 (4): 527–540. February 2004. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(04)00162-X. PMID 14980220. 
  22. ↑ "Human homologue of S. pombe Rad9 interacts with BCL-2/BCL-xL and promotes apoptosis". Nature Cell Biology 2 (1): 1–6. January 2000. doi:10.1038/71316. PMID 10620799. 
  23. ↑ "Development of a high-throughput fluorescence polarization assay for Bcl-x(L)". Analytical Biochemistry 307 (1): 70–75. August 2002. doi:10.1016/S0003-2697(02)00028-3. PMID 12137781. 
  24. ↑ "Induction of cell death by the BH3-only Bcl-2 homolog Nbk/Bik is mediated by an entirely Bax-dependent mitochondrial pathway". The EMBO Journal 22 (14): 3580–3590. July 2003. doi:10.1093/emboj/cdg343. PMID 12853473. 
  25. ↑ "Structural basis of BFL-1 for its interaction with BAX and its anti-apoptotic action in mammalian and yeast cells". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 275 (15): 11092–11099. April 2000. doi:10.1074/jbc.275.15.11092. PMID 10753914. 
  26. ↑ "Molecular cloning and characterization of Bif-1. A novel Src homology 3 domain-containing protein that associates with Bax". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 276 (23): 20559–20565. June 2001. doi:10.1074/jbc.M101527200. PMID 11259440. 
  27. ↑ "Bax and adenine nucleotide translocator cooperate in the mitochondrial control of apoptosis". Science 281 (5385): 2027–2031. September 1998. doi:10.1126/science.281.5385.2027. PMID 9748162. Bibcode: 1998Sci...281.2027M. 
  28. ↑ "TCTP protects from apoptotic cell death by antagonizing bax function". Cell Death and Differentiation 15 (8): 1211–1220. August 2008. doi:10.1038/cdd.2008.18. PMID 18274553. 
  29. ↑ "14-3-3 Interacts directly with and negatively regulates pro-apoptotic Bax". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (3): 2058–2065. January 2003. doi:10.1074/jbc.M207880200. PMID 12426317. 
  30. ↑ "The soluble form of Bax regulates mitochondrial fusion via MFN2 homotypic complexes". Molecular Cell 41 (2): 150–160. January 2011. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2010.11.030. PMID 21255726. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Bioactive lipids and the control of Bax pro-apoptotic activity". Cell Death & Disease 5 (5): e1266. May 2014. doi:10.1038/cddis.2014.226. PMID 24874738. 



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