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ArticleLife sciences2011

Prohibitin (PHB) acts as a potent survival factor against ceramide induced apoptosis in rat granulosa cells.

Indrajit Chowdhury, Alicia Branch, Moshood Olatinwo, Kelwyn Thomas, Roland Matthews, Winston E Thompson

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Article in Life sciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Effect of Prohibitins on Mitochondrial Function duringInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  5. Prohibitins: A Key Link between Mitochondria and Nervous System Diseases.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022
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  13. Multifaceted role of prohibitin in cell survival and apoptosis.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2015
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  20. p53 and Ceramide as Collaborators in the Stress Response.International journal of molecular sciences · 2013
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Indrajit ChowdhuryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Alicia Branch
Moshood Olatinwo
Kelwyn Thomas
Roland Matthews
Winston E Thompson
Morehouse School of Medicine · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AND PROSTATE CANCERG12RR003034 · NCRR · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI POWELL, MICHAEL D · 1986 to 2011
$32.4M
SP REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN SPERMATOGENESISU54HD041749 · NICHD · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MANN, DAVID R · 2001 to 2007
$7.4M
Mechanism of Action of Prohibitin in Ovarian Cell FunctionR01HD057235 · NICHD · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI THOMPSON, WINSTON E · 2009 to 2014
$1.4M
RENOV OF MEDICAL SCI &EDUCATION BLDGS: RETINAL CELLSC06RR018386 · NCRR · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SULLIVAN, LOUIS W. · 2002 to 2002
$1.3M
NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR018386NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR003034NCRR NIH HHS G12-RR03034NICHD NIH HHS 1R01HD057235NICHD NIH HHS HD41749NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD057235NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD041749
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimCeramide is a key factor in inducing germ cell apoptosis by translocating from cumulus cells into the adjacent oocyte and lipid rafts through gap junctions. Therefore studies designed to elucidate the mechanistic pathways in ceramide induced granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis and follicular atresia may potentially lead to the development of novel lipid-based therapeutic strategies that will prevent infertility and premature menopause associated with chemo and/or radiation therapy in female cancer patients. Our previous studies have shown that Prohibitin (PHB) is intimately involved in GCs differentiation, atresia, and luteolysis. MAIN

methodsIn the present study, we have examined the functional effects of loss-/gain-of-function of PHB using adenoviral technology in delaying apoptosis induced by the physiological ligand ceramide in rat GCs. KEY

findingsUnder these experimental conditions, exogenous ceramide C-8 (50 μM) augmented the expression of mitochondrial PHB and subsequently cause the physical destruction of GC by the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and activation of caspase-3. In further studies, silencing of PHB expression by adenoviral small interfering RNA (shRNA) sensitized GCs to ceramide C8-induce apoptosis. In contrast, adenovirus (Ad) directed overexpression of PHB in GCs resulted in increased PHB content in mitochondria and delayed the onset of ceramide induced apoptosis in the infected GCs. SIGNIFICANCE: Taken together, these results provide novel evidences that a critical level of PHB expression within the mitochondria plays a key intra-molecular role in GC fate by mediating the inhibition of apoptosis and may therefore, contribute significantly to ceramide induced follicular atresia.

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AdenoviridaeAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCaspase 3Cell Culture TechniquesCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCeramidesCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytochromes cDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGene ExpressionGranulosa CellsMicroscopy, Phase-ContrastCaspase 3CeramidesCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytochromes cPhb protein, ratProhibitinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID21763324
PMCPMC3169651
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