Identification of caspase-3 degradome by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight analysis

The activation of caspases is a critical event for the execution phase of programmed cell death. Caspases are highly specific in their ability to activate or inhibit many crucial proteins in the cell via site-specific cleavage. To date, more than 60 proteins have been shown to be substrates of one or more caspases in mammalian cells, and the list is still growing. In this study, to identify human caspase-3 substrates, we digested lysates obtained from a caspase-3-deficient MCF-7 cell line with purified caspase-3 and analyzed eliminated or decreased spots by 2-DE. Proteins degraded by caspase-3, termed as caspase-3 degradome, are involved in a variety of cellular functions, such as stress-responsive proteins, signaling molecules, structural proteins, and unclassified proteins. Interestingly, the cellular level of vinculin, a caspase-3 substrate, was dramatically reduced during the apoptotic process, where the expression level of caspase-3 was increased. This degradomic approach could provide a powerful tool in finding physiological substrates of many proteolytic enzymes whose functions remain to be determined.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2004

Erschienen:

2004

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Proteomics - 4(2004), 11 vom: 16. Nov., Seite 3429-36

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Ah Young [VerfasserIn]
Park, Byoung Chul [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Mi [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Sayeon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Do Hee [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang Chul [VerfasserIn]
Myung, Pyung Keun [VerfasserIn]
Park, Sung Goo [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

125361-02-6
CASP3 protein, human
Caspase 3
Caspases
EC 3.4.22.-
Journal Article
Vinculin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.04.2005

Date Revised 15.11.2006

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM151410739