Publication: Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein 1 promotes stress-induced apoptosis upstream of caspase-2-dependent mitochondrial perturbation
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2005-01-20
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00207136
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Cancer. Vol.113, No.3 (2005), 397-405
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Xiangning Zhang, Wanlaya Uthaisang, Li Fu Hu, Ingemar T. Ernberg, Bengt Fadeel Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein 1 promotes stress-induced apoptosis upstream of caspase-2-dependent mitochondrial perturbation. International Journal of Cancer. Vol.113, No.3 (2005), 397-405. doi:10.1002/ijc.20553 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16382
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Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein 1 promotes stress-induced apoptosis upstream of caspase-2-dependent mitochondrial perturbation
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Previous studies have shown that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) enhances etoposide-induced apoptosis in epithelial cells. Our study was undertaken to further dissect the modulation of tumor cell apoptosis by this viral protein. Using an inducible system of LMP1 expression in HeLa cells, we show herein that etoposide-triggered apoptosis, as evidenced by nuclear condensation and caspase-3 activation, is enhanced by LMP1. LMP1 also potentiates etoposide-induced processing and activation of caspase-2 in this model and enhances the dissipation of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the release of cytochrome c in response to etoposide. Moreover, cisplatin-triggered activation of caspases 2 and 3 is potentiated upon expression of LMP1. A similar LMP1-mediated enhancement of cisplatin-induced caspase activation was seen upon stable transfection of wild-type LMP1 into the nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line, TW03. Finally, using deletion mutants of LMP1 to determine the region of LMP1 required for apoptosis potentiation, we found that amino acids 350-386 (located within the CTAR2 domain) were responsible for sensitizing cells to cisplatin. We conclude that LMP1-dependent potentiation of stress-induced apoptosis occurs at an early step in the apoptosis cascade, upstream of the activation of caspase-2, and involves the C-terminal signaling domain of LMP1. These findings could have important ramifications for the treatment of EBV-associated malignancies of epithelial origin, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma.