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ArticleNucleic acids research2008

Multimolecular complex of Par-4 and E2F1 binding to Smac promoter contributes to glutamate-induced apoptosis in human- bone mesenchymal stem cells.

Chao Lu, Jie-Qing Chen, Guo-Ping Zhou, Sheng-Hua Wu, Ya-Fei Guan, Chuan-Shun Yuan

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Chao LuDepartment of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China. luchao8009@163.com
Jie-Qing Chen
Guo-Ping Zhou
Sheng-Hua Wu
Ya-Fei Guan
Chuan-Shun Yuan
Nanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural cells undergo glutamate-induced apoptosis in ischaemic brain tissue, in which prostate apoptosis response-4 gene (Par-4) is involved. Human-bone mesenchymal stem cells can be utilized as an effective therapy for ischemic brain injury. In this study, we found that glutamate could induce apoptosis in human-bone mesenchymal stem cells, accompanied by increased expression of Par-4 gene and Smac release from mitochondria. Repressing Par-4 expression attenuated the glutamate-induced apoptosis. Both Par-4 protein and E2F1 protein could bind to E2F1-binding BS3 site on Smac promoter and participated in the formation of a proteins-DNA complex. Moreover, in the complex, E2F1, not Par-4, was found to be directly bound to the Smac promoter, suggesting that Par-4 exerted indirectly its transcriptional control on the Smac gene though interacting with E2F1. Expression of full-length Par-4 in human-bone mesenchymal cells resulted in increased activity of the Smac promoter. In addition, the indirect transcripional regulation of Par-4 on Smac depended on its COOH terminus-mediated interaction between Par-4 and E2F1. We conclude that the formation of proteins-DNA complex, containing Par-4 protein, E2F1 protein and the Smac promoter, contributes to the pro-apoptotic effect on glutamate-treated human-bone mesenchymal stem cells.

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ApoptosisPromoter Regions, GeneticApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBinding SitesBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedE2F1 Transcription FactorGlutamic AcidHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMesenchymal Stem CellsMitochondrial ProteinsTranscriptional ActivationApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsDIABLO protein, humanE2F1 protein, humanE2F1 Transcription FactorGlutamic AcidIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMitochondrial Proteinsprostate apoptosis response-4 protein

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PMCPMC2528162
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