BAX is an essential key mediator of AP5M1-induced apoptosis in cervical carcinoma cells
- Authors
- Won, M.; Luo, Y.; Lee, D.-H.; Shin, E.; Suh, D.-S.; Kim, T.-H.; Jin, H.; Bae, J.
- Issue Date
- Oct-2019
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Keywords
- AP5M1; BAX; Cervical carcinoma; MUDENG
- Citation
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, v.518, no.2, pp 368 - 373
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Volume
- 518
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 368
- End Page
- 373
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/36471
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.065
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
1090-2104
- Abstract
- The adaptor-related protein complex 5 subunit mu 1 (AP5M1) is an evolutionally conserved protein with ubiquitous expression in human tissues. However, the major function of AP5M1 in living organisms is unclear owing to few published studies. Here, we demonstrate that AP5M1 is a potent apoptosis-inducing molecule in cervical cancer cells. We also found that AP5M1 upregulated the level of BAX protein, a key pro-apoptotic B cell lymphoma (BCL)-2 family member regulating mitochondrial apoptotic cell death pathway. Moreover, AP5M1 completely lost its apoptotic activity in BAX-knockout or -knockdown cells, indicative of its functional dependence on BAX. Comparative analysis of cervical tissues from patients with cervical carcinoma and non-cancer control revealed a prominent downregulation in AP5M1 expression with a concomitant downregulation in BAX expression; AP5M1 and BAX mRNA expression levels in cervical tissues exhibited a strong positive correlation (r = 0.97). Thus, we identified AP5M1 as a previously unrecognized apoptotic protein that governs BAX expression and revealed the association between AP5M1 and malignancy. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
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