The Role of the Mitochondrial Apoptosis Induced Channel MAC in Cytochrome c Release
Martinez-Caballero S, Dejean LM, Jonas EA, Kinnally KW. The Role of the Mitochondrial Apoptosis Induced Channel MAC in Cytochrome c Release. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 2005, 37: 155-164. PMID: 16167172, DOI: 10.1007/s10863-005-6570-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial apoptosis-induced channelBcl-2 family proteinsMitochondrial outer membraneCytochrome cOuter membrane integrityCytochrome c releaseHigh-conductance channelPermeability transition poreIntermembrane spaceFamily proteinsCommitment stepOuter membraneC releaseProapoptotic factorsTransition poreSingle-channel behaviorMAC formationMembrane integrityCrucial eventEarly apoptosisApoptosisMolecular compositionRelease channelMAC activityMitochondriaOligomeric Bax Is a Component of the Putative Cytochrome c Release Channel MAC, Mitochondrial Apoptosis-induced Channel
Dejean LM, Martinez-Caballero S, Guo L, Hughes C, Teijido O, Ducret T, Ichas F, Korsmeyer SJ, Antonsson B, Jonas EA, Kinnally KW. Oligomeric Bax Is a Component of the Putative Cytochrome c Release Channel MAC, Mitochondrial Apoptosis-induced Channel. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2005, 16: 2424-2432. PMID: 15772159, PMCID: PMC1087246, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-12-1111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial apoptosis-induced channelOligomeric BaxBcl-2 family proteinsHeLa cellsBcl-2-overexpressing cellsCytochrome cChannel activityMAC activityIntrinsic apoptotic pathwayApoptotic cellsFamily proteinsIntrinsic apoptosisApoptotic pathwaySingle-channel behaviorMitochondriaBaxBax antibodiesMean conductanceBakUntreated cellsRelease channelProteinApoptosisCellsTranslocation