Abstract
Three of the predominant features of apoptosis are internucleosomal DNA fragmentation, plasma membrane bleb formation, and retraction of cell processes. We demonstrate that actin is a substrate for the proapoptotic cysteine protease interleukin 1beta-converting enzyme. Actin cleaved by interleukin 1beta-converting enzyme can neither inhibit DNase I nor polymerize to its filamentous form as effectively as intact actin. These findings suggest a mechanism for the coordination of the proteolytic, endonucleolytic, and morphogenetic aspects of apoptosis.
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Created | 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 10:35 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 3:03 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (July 6, 2025, 1:43 p.m.) |
Issued | 29 years, 5 months ago (March 5, 1996) |
Published | 29 years, 5 months ago (March 5, 1996) |
Published Online | 29 years, 5 months ago (March 5, 1996) |
Published Print | 29 years, 5 months ago (March 5, 1996) |
@article{Kayalar_1996, title={Cleavage of actin by interleukin 1 beta-converting enzyme to reverse DNase I inhibition.}, volume={93}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.5.2234}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.93.5.2234}, number={5}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Kayalar, C and Ord, T and Testa, M P and Zhong, L T and Bredesen, D E}, year={1996}, month=mar, pages={2234–2238} }