Proapoptotic N-truncated BCL-xL protein activates endogenous mitochondrial channels in living synaptic terminals
Jonas EA, Hickman JA, Chachar M, Polster BM, Brandt TA, Fannjiang Y, Ivanovska I, Basañez G, Kinnally KW, Zimmerberg J, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Proapoptotic N-truncated BCL-xL protein activates endogenous mitochondrial channels in living synaptic terminals. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13590-13595. PMID: 15342906, PMCID: PMC518799, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0401372101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBcl-X ProteinDecapodiformesElectric ConductivityEndopeptidasesHypoxiaIon ChannelsLiposomesMitochondriaNADPatch-Clamp TechniquesPorinsPresynaptic TerminalsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Sequence DeletionVoltage-Dependent Anion ChannelsConceptsBcl-xLMitochondrial channelsDeath pathwaysMitochondrial membraneBcl-xL.Proapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteinsVoltage-dependent anion channelBcl-2 family proteinsOuter mitochondrial membraneCell death pathwaysHydrophobic C-terminusBcl-xL proteinAntiapoptotic Bcl-xLNeuronal death pathwaysDeath stimuliBH3 domainFamily proteinsSquid presynaptic terminalsMammalian cellsC-terminusAnion channelMitochondriaChannel activityOpposite effectHealthy neuronsRegulation of Synaptic Transmission by Mitochondrial Ion Channels
Jonas E. Regulation of Synaptic Transmission by Mitochondrial Ion Channels. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 2004, 36: 357-361. PMID: 15377872, DOI: 10.1023/b:jobb.0000041768.11006.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBcl-X ProteinCell HypoxiaCell MembraneDecapodiformesElectric ConductivityHomeostasisHumansIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsOxidative StressPorinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Synaptic TransmissionVoltage-Dependent Anion ChannelsConceptsMitochondrial outer membraneVoltage-dependent anion channelOuter membraneBcl-xLSynaptic transmissionChannel activityNeuronal presynaptic terminalsMitochondrial ion channelsProteolytic fragmentsBcl-xL proteinRelease of ATPIon channel activityPresynaptic terminalsRapid onsetSynaptic functionNeurotransmitter releaseBcl-xL.Anion channelNeurotransmitter secretionPrevents cleavageHypoxiaIon channelsProtease inhibitorsLarge conductanceMitochondria