Signal-dependent protection from apoptosis in mice expressing caspase-resistant Rb
- 23 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Cell Biology
- Vol. 4 (10) , 757-765
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb853
Abstract
The retinoblastoma tumour suppressor protein RB is cleaved by caspases during apoptosis. Here we have mutated the caspase cleavage site in the carboxy terminus of the murine Rb protein in the mouse germ line to create the Rb-MI allele. After endotoxic shock, expression of Rb-MI inhibits apoptosis in the intestines, but not in the spleen, and promotes the survival of male mice. Fibroblasts expressing Rb-MI protein are protected from apoptosis induced by the tumour-necrosis factor-alpha type I receptor (TNFRI) but remain sensitive to cell death induced by DNA damage. Correspondingly, the release of cytochrome c and the activation of caspase-3 induced by TNFRI, but not by DNA damage, are defective in cells expressing Rb-MI. Our results highlight the importance of Rb cleavage in TNFRI-induced apoptosis.Keywords
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