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Science 30 July 2004:
Vol. 305. no. 5684, pp. 626 - 629
DOI: 10.1126/science.1099320

Review

The Pathophysiology of Mitochondrial Cell Death

Douglas R. Green1* and Guido Kroemer2*

In the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, caspase activation is closely linked to mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP). Numerous pro-apoptotic signal-transducing molecules and pathological stimuli converge on mitochondria to induce MOMP. The local regulation and execution of MOMP involve proteins from the Bcl-2 family, mitochondrial lipids, proteins that regulate bioenergetic metabolite flux, and putative components of the permeability transition pore. MOMP is lethal because it results in the release of caspase-activating molecules and caspase-independent death effectors, metabolic failure in the mitochondria, or both. Drugs designed to suppress excessive MOMP may avoid pathological cell death, and the therapeutic induction of MOMP may restore apoptosis in cancer cells in which it is disabled. The general rules governing the pathophysiology of MOMP and controversial issues regarding its regulation are discussed.

1 Division of Cellular Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 10355 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8125, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille-Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, France.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: doug{at}liai.org (D.R.G.) and kroemer{at}igr.fr (G.K.)

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R. Chen, L. Yang, and T. M. McIntyre (2007)
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Poliovirus Induces Bax-Dependent Cell Death Mediated by c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase.
A. Autret, S. Martin-Latil, L. Mousson, A. Wirotius, F. Petit, D. Arnoult, F. Colbere-Garapin, J. Estaquier, and B. Blondel (2007)
J. Virol. 81, 7504-7516
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Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Regulates Death in Peripheral T Cells.
S. Srivastava, H. Banerjee, A. Chaudhry, A. Khare, A. Sarin, A. George, V. Bal, J. M. Durdik, and S. Rath (2007)
J. Immunol. 179, 797-803
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BARD1 Translocation to Mitochondria Correlates with Bax Oligomerization, Loss of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential, and Apoptosis.
V. Tembe and B. R. Henderson (2007)
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Identification and Characterization of Cannabinoids That Induce Cell Death through Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Cannabis Leaf Cells.
S. Morimoto, Y. Tanaka, K. Sasaki, H. Tanaka, T. Fukamizu, Y. Shoyama, Y. Shoyama, and F. Taura (2007)
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Bak regulates mitochondrial morphology and pathology during apoptosis by interacting with mitofusins.
C. Brooks, Q. Wei, L. Feng, G. Dong, Y. Tao, L. Mei, Z.-J. Xie, and Z. Dong (2007)
PNAS 104, 11649-11654
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A Novel Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Promotes Apoptosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells Resistant to Erlotinib.
T. de La Motte Rouge, L. Galluzzi, K. A. Olaussen, Y. Zermati, E. Tasdemir, T. Robert, H. Ripoche, V. Lazar, P. Dessen, F. Harper, et al. (2007)
Cancer Res. 67, 6253-6262
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A Novel Bcl-2-Like Inhibitor of Apoptosis Is Encoded by the Parapoxvirus Orf Virus.
D. Westphal, E. C. Ledgerwood, M. H. Hibma, S. B. Fleming, E. M. Whelan, and A. A. Mercer (2007)
J. Virol. 81, 7178-7188
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Chemopreventive effects of lupulone, a hop {beta}-acid, on human colon cancer-derived metastatic SW620 cells and in a rat model of colon carcinogenesis.
V. Lamy, S. Roussi, M. Chaabi, F. Gosse, N. Schall, A. Lobstein, and F. Raul (2007)
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