title: Mitochondria localization and dimerization are required for CIDE-B to induce apoptosis.
abstract: Cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector (CIDE)-B is a member of the novel family of apoptosis-inducing factors that share homology with the N-terminal region of DFF, the DNA fragmentation factor. The molecular mechanism of CIDE-B-induced apoptosis is unclear. We have shown here that CIDE-B protein is localized in mitochondria and forms homodimers and heterodimers with other family members. Serial deletion analyses suggest that the mitochondria localization signal and dimerization interface are overlapped and localized to the 30 amino acid residues at the C-terminal region of CIDE-B. Mitochondria localization and dimerization are both required for CIDE-B-induced apoptosis. Our study has thus revealed a mechanism for CIDE-B-induced apoptosis by localization to mitochondria and the formation of a high affinity homo- or heterodimeric complex.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Apoptosis Regulation, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D019281:Dimerization; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C112511:CIDEB protein, human; D011506:Proteins