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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2002

A novel Apaf-1-independent putative caspase-2 activation complex.

Stuart H Read, Belinda C Baliga, Paul G Ekert, David L Vaux, Sharad Kumar

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 162 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. New insights into apoptosome structure and function.Cell death and differentiation · 2018
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  11. Mitotic Catastrophe in BC3H1 Cells following Yessotoxin Exposure.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2017
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  13. Cellular mechanisms controlling caspase activation and function.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2013
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  20. The PIDDosome, DNA-damage-induced apoptosis and beyond.Cell death and differentiation · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stuart H ReadHanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia 5000.
Belinda C Baliga
Paul G Ekert
David L Vaux
Sharad Kumar
Hanson Institute · AUWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caspase activation is a key event in apoptosis execution. In stress-induced apoptosis, the mitochondrial pathway of caspase activation is believed to be of central importance. In this pathway, cytochrome c released from mitochondria facilitates the formation of an Apaf-1 apoptosome that recruits and activates caspase-9. Recent data indicate that in some cells caspase-9 may not be the initiator caspase in stress-mediated apoptosis because caspase-2 is required upstream of mitochondria for the release of cytochrome c and other apoptogenic factors. To determine how caspase-2 is activated, we have studied the formation of a complex that mediates caspase-2 activation. Using gel filtration analysis of cell lysates, we show that caspase-2 is spontaneously recruited to a large protein complex independent of cytochrome c and Apaf-1 and that recruitment of caspase-2 to this complex is sufficient to mediate its activation. Using substrate-binding assays, we also provide the first evidence that caspase-2 activation may occur without processing of the precursor molecule. Our data are consistent with a model where caspase-2 activation occurs by oligomerization, independent of the Apaf-1 apoptosome.

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ApoptosisAnimalsApoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1Caspase 2CaspasesCell ExtractsCell LineCytochrome c GroupEnzyme ActivationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansKineticsLuminescent ProteinsMacromolecular SubstancesMiceAPAF1 protein, humanApaf1 protein, mouseApoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1Caspase 2CaspasesCell ExtractsCytochrome c GroupGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMacromolecular SubstancesPotassium ChlorideProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSodium Chloride

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PMID12460989
PMCPMC2173397
OpenAlexW2139232922

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