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Calbindin-D28K Prevents Staurosporin-induced Bax Cleavage and Membrane Permeabilization

Calbindin-D28K has been implicated in the regulation of neuronal cell death. Previously, we demonstrated that calbindin-D28K prevents staurosporine (STS)-induced caspase activation and subsequent apoptosis in a neuronal cell line. However, the role of calbindin-D28K in STS-induced activation of calp...

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Autores principales: Choi, Won-Seok, Oh, Young J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24963283
http://dx.doi.org/10.5607/en.2014.23.2.173
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Sumario:Calbindin-D28K has been implicated in the regulation of neuronal cell death. Previously, we demonstrated that calbindin-D28K prevents staurosporine (STS)-induced caspase activation and subsequent apoptosis in a neuronal cell line. However, the role of calbindin-D28K in STS-induced activation of calpain and necrotic cell death was not identified. Staurosporine induced the elevation of intracellular calcium after 1 hr of treatment. Overexpression of calbindin-D28K and presence of a calcium chelator, BAPTA, prevented the increase of calcium in STS-treated cells. Cleavage of Bax by calpain was prevented by the overexpressed calbindin-D28K. Permeabilization of the plasma membrane, a factor in necrosis, as well as apoptotic change of the nucleolus induced by STS, was prevented by calbindin-D28K. Thus, our study suggests that calbindin-D28K may exert its protective functions by preventing calpain activation in necrotic cell death, in addition to its effect on the caspase-apoptosis pathway.