title: Cellular IAP1 regulates TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human fetal cortical neural progenitor cells.
abstract: Neural stem/progenitor cells (NPCs) are present in the developing and adult central nervous system. NPC apoptosis is an important aspect of normal brain development. We show that tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor 2 is highly expressed on human NPCs derived from fetal cortex, yet TRAIL induces only minimal levels of apoptosis in NPCs. Caspase-8 mRNA and protein, an important factor in the TRAIL-mediated death pathway, is present at low levels in human NPCs. In contrast, inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAP), such as c-IAP1, are highly expressed. The transcription inhibitor actinomycin D sensitized human NPCs to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Further, inhibition of cellular inhibitors of apoptosis protein 1 (c-IAP1) expression by small interfering RNA (siRNA) increased TRAIL-mediated caspase-3 activation and apoptosis; thus, c-IAP1 protects NPCs against TRAIL-induced apoptosis and suppresses caspase-3 activation. These findings illustrate the mechanisms for NPC resistance to apoptotic agonists such as TRAIL, and demonstrate a potentially important mechanism in CNS disease states.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurotoxicology at the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yunlong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhiyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: Dongsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herek
authors.forename: Jialin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D053148:Caspase 3; D053181:Caspase 8; D020169:Caspases / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D034622:RNA Interference / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D053220:Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053220:Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505639:TNFRSF10B protein, human; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003609:Dactinomycin; C494833:BIRC2 protein, human; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; C505530:CASP8 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D053181:Caspase 8; D020169:Caspases