Zfra is a small wizard in the mitochondrial apoptosis
Subhan Dudekula1,
,
Ming-Hui Lee1,
,
Li-Jin Hsu2,
,
Shean-Jen Chen3,
,
Nan-Shan Chang1,4,
,
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1 Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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3 Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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4 Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Received: December 11, 2010
Accepted: December 26, 2010
Published: December 27, 2010
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100263
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Dudekula S, Lee M, Hsu L, Chen S, Chang N, . Zfra is a small wizard in the mitochondrial apoptosis. Aging (Albany NY). 2010 Dec 27;
2:1023-1029
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https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100263
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Abstract
Zfra (zinc finger-like protein that regulates apoptosis) is a naturally occurring short peptide consisting of 31 amino acids, which regulates tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated cell death by interacting with receptor adaptor protein TRADD (TNF receptorassociated death domain protein) and downstream JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase), NF-κB (Nuclear factor kappa B) and WWOX/WOX1 (WW domain-containing oxidoreductase). Cytochrome c release is generally considered as a pivotal step in apoptosis. Remarkably, overexpressed Zfra induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway, which involves suppression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expression (without causing cytochrome c release), counteracting the apoptotic function of tumor suppressor p53 and WWOX, and dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential for ultimately leading to cell death. Control of cellular aging and apoptosis by Zfra, p53 and WWOX is discussed.
