2017
ΔN-Bcl-xL, a therapeutic target for neuroprotection
Park HA, Jonas EA. ΔN-Bcl-xL, a therapeutic target for neuroprotection. Neural Regeneration Research 2017, 12: 1791-1794. PMID: 29239317, PMCID: PMC5745825, DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.219033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΔN-BclNeuronal deathNeuronal viabilityMitochondrial dysfunctionPrimary hippocampal neuronsABT-737Excitotoxic injuryGlutamate toxicityHippocampal neuronsAnti-apoptotic proteinsTherapeutic targetB cellsPrimary neuronsNeuronal functionAcute productionNeuroprotectionAltered metabolismMitochondrial damageNeuronsCentral targetMitochondrial functionDysfunctionDeathMitochondrial anti-apoptotic proteinDependent effects
2016
Metabolic Control of Cell Death : The Role of Bcl‐xL
Park H, Licznerski P, Niu Y, Mnatsakanyan N, Miranda P, Wu J, Sacchetti S, Polster B, Alavian K, Jonas E. Metabolic Control of Cell Death : The Role of Bcl‐xL. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1162.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΔN-BclMitochondrial permeability transition poreABT-737Glutamate-exposed neuronsBcl-xLGlutamate-induced excitotoxicityGlutamate-induced deathNeuronal energy metabolismMitochondrial potentialCell deathGlutamate challengeBrain ischemiaNeuroprotective propertiesNeuronal survivalFold lower concentrationCyclosporine ASpecific small molecule inhibitorsATP productionSmall molecule inhibitorsMetabolic controlMitochondrial channel activityMalignant cellsPro-apoptotic roleNeuronsDeath
2012
Multipolar functions of BCL-2 proteins link energetics to apoptosis
Hardwick JM, Chen YB, Jonas EA. Multipolar functions of BCL-2 proteins link energetics to apoptosis. Trends In Cell Biology 2012, 22: 318-328. PMID: 22560661, PMCID: PMC3499971, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2012.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 proteinClassical apoptotic cell deathBcl-2 family proteinsSub-mitochondrial localizationApoptotic cell deathFamily proteinsClassical apoptosisBiochemical activityApoptosis regulatorCritical crosstalkCell survivalCell deathProteinApoptosisProfound effectCellsMultipolar functionsRegulatorCrosstalkLocalizationCurrent assumptionsDeathN-terminally cleaved Bcl-xL mediates ischemia-induced neuronal death
Ofengeim D, Chen YB, Miyawaki T, Li H, Sacchetti S, Flannery RJ, Alavian KN, Pontarelli F, Roelofs BA, Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Zukin RS, Jonas EA. N-terminally cleaved Bcl-xL mediates ischemia-induced neuronal death. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 15: 574-580. PMID: 22366758, PMCID: PMC3862259, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival
Cheng WC, Berman SB, Ivanovska I, Jonas EA, Lee SJ, Chen Y, Kaczmarek LK, Pineda F, Hardwick JM. Mitochondrial factors with dual roles in death and survival. Oncogene 2006, 25: 4697-4705. PMID: 16892083, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathCell death regulatorsPro-death Bcl-2 family proteinNormal cellular functionMitochondrial fission proteinDeath regulatorsDeath stimuliCellular functionsFamily proteinsMitochondrial factorsFission proteinsCell survivalBiochemical mechanismsCaspasesDual roleProteinHealthy cellsCellsMammalsMitochondriaRegulatorSurvivalDeathStretch
2003
BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development
Fannjiang Y, Kim CH, Huganir RL, Zou S, Lindsten T, Thompson CB, Mito T, Traystman RJ, Larsen T, Griffin DE, Mandir AS, Dawson TM, Dike S, Sappington AL, Kerr DA, Jonas EA, Kaczmarek LK, Hardwick JM. BAK Alters Neuronal Excitability and Can Switch from Anti- to Pro-Death Function during Postnatal Development. Developmental Cell 2003, 4: 575-585. PMID: 12689595, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00091-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisBcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System DiseasesCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGenetic VectorsHippocampusKainic AcidMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsNeurotoxinsProtein Structure, TertiarySindbis VirusStrokeSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeuronal excitabilityVirus infectionPostnatal developmentAlters neuronal excitabilityKainate-induced seizuresSpinal cord neuronsIschemia/strokeSindbis virus infectionNeuronal injuryCord neuronsNeuronal deathProtective effectSynaptic activityMouse modelParkinson's diseaseNeuron subtypesNeurotransmitter releasePro-death functionMiceNeuronsSpecific death stimuliDeathSeizuresPossible roleExcitability