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Published Online March 6, 2003
Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1081208

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Submitted on December 5, 2002
Accepted on February 7, 2003

BAX and BAK Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+: A Control Point for Apoptosis

Luca Scorrano 1, Scott A. Oakes 2, Joseph T. Opferman 2, Emily H. Cheng 2, Mia D. Sorcinelli 2, Tullio Pozzan 3, Stanley J. Korsmeyer 2*

1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Pathology and Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Venetian Institute for Molecular Medicine, 35121 Padova, Italy.
2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Pathology and Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
3 Venetian Institute for Molecular Medicine, 35121 Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: stanley_korsmeyer{at}dfci.harvard.edu.

BAX and BAK, "multidomain" proapoptotic proteins, initiate mitochondrial dysfunction, but also localize to endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Cells deficient for BAX and BAK (DKO) demonstrate a reduced resting concentration of Ca2+ in the ER that results in decreased uptake of Ca2+ by mitochondria, following Ca2+ release from the ER. Expression of the sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) corrected [Ca2+]er and mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in DKO cells, restoring apoptotic death in response to agents that release Ca2+ from intracellular stores such as arachidonic acid, C2-ceramide and oxidative stress. In contrast, targeting of BAX to mitochondria selectively restored apoptosis to "BH3-only" signals. A third set of stimuli, including many intrinsic signals, required both ER-released Ca2+ and the presence of mitochondrial BAX or BAK to fully restore apoptosis. Thus, BAX and BAK operate at ER as well as mitochondria as an essential gateway for selected apoptotic signals.


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Tipifarnib and Bortezomib Are Synergistic and Overcome Cell Adhesion-Mediated Drug Resistance in Multiple Myeloma and Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
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Subplasmalemmal Mitochondria Modulate the Activity of Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPases.
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Accumulation of Mutant {alpha}1-Antitrypsin Z in the Endoplasmic Reticulum Activates Caspases-4 and -12, NF{kappa}B, and BAP31 but Not the Unfolded Protein Response.
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Ca2+ Dysregulation Induces Mitochondrial Depolarization and Apoptosis: ROLE OF Na+/Ca2+ EXCHANGER AND AKT.
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SphK1 and SphK2, Sphingosine Kinase Isoenzymes with Opposing Functions in Sphingolipid Metabolism.
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Loss of Bif-1 Suppresses Bax/Bak Conformational Change and Mitochondrial Apoptosis.
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The Anti-apoptotic Protein Mcl-1 Inhibits Mitochondrial Ca2+ Signals.
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Slit or pore? A mutation of the ion channel TRPC6 causes FSGS.
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Cyclophilin D is a component of mitochondrial permeability transition and mediates neuronal cell death after focal cerebral ischemia.
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Caspase-12 and Caspase-4 Are Not Required for Caspase-dependent Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-induced Apoptosis.
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Mechanisms of Group B Streptococcal-Induced Apoptosis of Murine Macrophages.
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