Wild-type p53 induced sensitization of mutant p53 TNF-resistant cells: Role of caspase-8 and mitochondria
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cancer Gene Therapy
- Vol. 9 (3) , 219-227
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.cgt.7700434
Abstract
In the present study, we have investigated the mechanisms by which the restoration of wild-type (wt) p53 functions in p53 mutant cells increases their susceptibility to the cytotoxic action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Our data indicate that the resistance of p53-mutated cl.1001 cells to TNF-induced cell death was not due to a defect in the expression of TRADD and FADD, yet correlated with a reduced caspase-8 activation as well as a deficient mitochondrial membrane permeabilization. Moreover, cl.1001 cells failed to translocate the mitochondrial AIF and cytochrome c to the nucleus and to the cytosol, respectively, in response to TNF. Sensitization of these cells, following infection with a recombinant adenovirus encoding wtp53, to TNF-induced cytotoxicity resulted in the restoration of caspase-8 cleavage and the reestablishment of mitochondrial signs of apoptosis. These findings suggest that the cross-talk between p53 and TNF-induced cell death depends on mitochondria and that the combination of TNF and Adwtp53 may be a potential strategy to sensitize mutant p53 TNF-resistant tumors to the cytotoxic action of this cytokine.Keywords
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