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ArticleThe EMBO journal2004

JNK promotes Bax translocation to mitochondria through phosphorylation of 14-3-3 proteins.

Fuminori Tsuruta, Jun Sunayama, Yasunori Mori, Seisuke Hattori, Shigeomi Shimizu, Yoshihide Tsujimoto, Katsuji Yoshioka, Norihisa Masuyama, Yukiko Gotoh

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 201 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fuminori TsurutaInstitute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun Sunayama
Yasunori Mori
Seisuke Hattori
Shigeomi Shimizu
Yoshihide Tsujimoto
Katsuji Yoshioka
Norihisa Masuyama
Yukiko Gotoh
The University of Tokyo · JPOsaka University · JPJapan Science and Technology Agency · JPKanazawa University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted gene disruption studies have established that the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) is required for the stress-induced release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and apoptosis, and that the Bax subfamily of Bcl-2-related proteins is essential for JNK-dependent apoptosis. However, the mechanism by which JNK regulates Bax has remained unsolved. Here we demonstrate that activated JNK promotes Bax translocation to mitochondria through phosphorylation of 14-3-3, a cytoplasmic anchor of Bax. Phosphorylation of 14-3-3 led to dissociation of Bax from this protein. Expression of phosphorylation-defective mutants of 14-3-3 blocked JNK-induced Bax translocation to mitochondria, cytochrome c release and apoptosis. Collectively, these results have revealed a key mechanism of Bax regulation in stress-induced apoptosis.

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14-3-3 ProteinsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBcl-2-Like Protein 11Carrier ProteinsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsCytochromes cHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMembrane ProteinsMitochondriaMolecular Sequence Data14-3-3 ProteinsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBAX protein, humanbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBCL2L11 protein, humanBcl-2-Like Protein 11Carrier ProteinsCytochromes cJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMembrane ProteinsPhosphoserineProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun

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PMID15071501
PMCPMC394248
OpenAlexW2123868590

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