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ArticleCell reports2017

Necroptosis Execution Is Mediated by Plasma Membrane Nanopores Independent of Calcium.

Uris Ros, Aida Peña-Blanco, Kay Hänggi, Ulrich Kunzendorf, Stefan Krautwald, W Wei-Lynn Wong, Ana J García-Sáez

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Article in Cell reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Uris RosInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, Tübingen University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: uris.ros@ifib.uni-tuebingen.de.
Aida Peña-BlancoInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, Tübingen University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Kay HänggiInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
Ulrich KunzendorfDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Stefan KrautwaldDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
W Wei-Lynn WongInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
Ana J García-SáezInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, Tübingen University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany. Electronic address: ana.garcia@uni-tuebingen.de.
University of Tübingen · DEUniversity of Zurich · CHMax Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

European Research Council 309966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necroptosis is a form of regulated necrosis that results in cell death and content release after plasma membrane permeabilization. However, little is known about the molecular events responsible for the disruption of the plasma membrane. Here, we find that early increase in cytosolic calcium in TNF-induced necroptosis is mediated by treatment with a Smac mimetic via the TNF/RIP1/TAK1 survival pathway. This does not require the activation of the necrosome and is dispensable for necroptosis. Necroptosis induced by the activation of TLR3/4 pathways does not trigger early calcium flux. We also demonstrate that necroptotic plasma membrane rupture is mediated by osmotic forces and membrane pores around 4 nm in diameter. This late permeabilization step represents a hallmark in necroptosis execution that is cell and treatment independent and requires the RIP1/RIP3/MLKL core. In support of this, treatment with osmoprotectants reduces cell damage in an in vivo necroptosis model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

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ApoptosisAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBiomimeticsCalciumCell MembraneHEK293 CellsHT29 CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMiceMitochondrial ProteinsNanoporesNecrosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalciumDIABLO protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMitochondrial ProteinsReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesTLR3 protein, humanTLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 3Toll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphacalcium signalingmembrane poresnecroptosisSmac mimeticsTNF

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