title: Oligomeric BAX induces mitochondrial permeability transition and complete cytochrome c release without oxidative stress.
abstract: In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of cytochrome c release from isolated brain mitochondria induced by recombinant oligomeric BAX (BAX(oligo)). We found that BAX(oligo) caused a complete release of cytochrome c in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The release was similar to those induced by alamethicin, which causes maximal mitochondrial swelling and eliminates barrier properties of the OMM. BAX(oligo) also produced large amplitude mitochondrial swelling as judged by light scattering assay and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, BAX(oligo) resulted in a strong mitochondrial depolarization. ATP or a combination of cyclosporin A and ADP, inhibitors of the mPT, suppressed BAX(oligo)-induced mitochondrial swelling and depolarization as well as cytochrome c release but did not influence BAX(oligo) insertion into the OMM. Both BAX(oligo)- and alamethicin-induced cytochrome c releases were accompanied by inhibition of ROS generation, which was assessed by measuring mitochondrial H(2)O(2) release with an Amplex Red assay. The mPT inhibitors antagonized suppression of ROS generation caused by BAX(oligo) but not by alamethicin. Thus, BAX(oligo) resulted in a complete cytochrome c release from isolated brain mitochondria in the mPT-dependent manner without involvement of oxidative stress by the mechanism requiring mitochondrial remodeling and permeabilization of the OMM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Tsyregma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brustovetsky
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Antonsson
authors.forename: Nickolay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brustovetsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010539:Permeability; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D045304:Cytochromes c
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