2014
Bcl-xL in neuroprotection and plasticity
Jonas EA, Porter GA, Alavian KN. Bcl-xL in neuroprotection and plasticity. Frontiers In Physiology 2014, 5: 355. PMID: 25278904, PMCID: PMC4166110, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00355.BooksMitochondrial outer membrane permeabilizationBcl-xLSynapse formationOuter membrane permeabilizationMaster regulator proteinBcl-2 family member Bcl-xLPro-death factorsPro-apoptotic factorsNeurodegenerative diseasesVesicular traffickingSpecialized proteinsRegulator proteinMembrane permeabilizationCell stressBioenergetic efficiencyHigh metabolic demandsNeurodegenerative stimuliProteinNormal neuronal activityChannel activityNeuronal functionGenetic mutationsSuch protective strategiesNeuroprotective strategiesNeuronal deathImpaired import: how huntingtin harms
Jonas EA. Impaired import: how huntingtin harms. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 747-749. PMID: 24866036, PMCID: PMC4448962, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3726.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 assumptionsDeath
2009
Molecular participants in mitochondrial cell death channel formation during neuronal ischemia
Jonas EA. Molecular participants in mitochondrial cell death channel formation during neuronal ischemia. Experimental Neurology 2009, 218: 203-212. PMID: 19341732, PMCID: PMC2710418, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathFamily proteinsInner membraneOuter membraneIon channelsMolecular participantsNumerous cellular processesMitochondrial ion channelsComplex of proteinsSpecialized physiological functionsMembrane compartmentalizationIon channel complexCellular processesPhysiological functionsIon channel conductanceCytosolic metabolitesChannel complexProteinMembrane potentialChannel formationMembraneChannel conductanceSynaptic transmissionVDAC
2008
Bcl-xL induces Drp1-dependent synapse formation in cultured hippocampal neurons
Li H, Chen Y, Jones AF, Sanger RH, Collis LP, Flannery R, McNay EC, Yu T, Schwarzenbacher R, Bossy B, Bossy-Wetzel E, Bennett MV, Pypaert M, Hickman JA, Smith PJ, Hardwick JM, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL induces Drp1-dependent synapse formation in cultured hippocampal neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 2169-2174. PMID: 18250306, PMCID: PMC2542873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711647105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-xL proteinBcl-xLVesicle clustersDynamin-related protein 1Synapse formationOverexpression of Drp1Mitochondrial fission proteinSynaptic vesicle clustersMitochondrial localizationFission proteinsGTPase activityDrp1Cultured hippocampal neuronsMitochondrial functionHippocampal neuronsNeuronal synapsesRecombinant systemsABT-737Protein 1ProteinTissue lysatesAdult neuronsSpontaneous miniature synaptic currentsOverexpressionMiniature synaptic currents
2007
Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission
Hickman JA, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK, Jonas EA. Bcl-xL Inhibitor ABT-737 Reveals a Dual Role for Bcl-xL in Synaptic Transmission. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 99: 1515-1522. PMID: 18160428, PMCID: PMC2836590, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00598.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneEndogenous Bcl-xLMitochondrial channel activityBcl-xLInhibitor ABT-737ABT-737Outer membraneBcl-xL.Pro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLChannel activityBcl-xL proteinSynaptic functionDual roleGenetic toolsDomain pocketSynaptic transmissionSynaptic activityGiant presynaptic terminalEquivalent modificationEndogenous proteolysisRepetitive synaptic activityBH3Cleavage productsProtein
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
2005
Oligomeric 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
2003
Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by the BCL-2 Family Protein BCL-xL
Jonas EA, Hoit D, Hickman JA, Brandt TA, Polster BM, Fannjiang Y, McCarthy E, Montanez MK, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by the BCL-2 Family Protein BCL-xL. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 8423-8431. PMID: 12968005, PMCID: PMC6740692, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-23-08423.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsProtein Bcl-xLBcl-xLFamily proteinsMitochondrial membranePro-apoptotic cleavage productRecombinant Bcl-xLBcl-xL proteinMitochondrial calcium uptakePresynaptic terminalsInfluences synaptic transmissionCell deathGiant presynaptic terminalSynaptic transmissionChannel activityProteinSquid stellate ganglionMitochondriaCleavage productsSynaptic stabilityAdult brainPostsynaptic responsesCalcium uptakeMembranePatch pipette