title: Fas-mediated autophagy requires JNK activation in HeLa cells.
abstract: Fas has been reported to play an important role in apoptosis; however, Fas-mediated autophagy and its mechanism are still unclear. Here, we found that Fas agonistic antibody CH11-induced autophagy in HeLa cells, and inhibition of autophagy by 3-MA increased CH11-induced apoptosis. A Fas antagonistic antibody (UB2) suppressed both CH11-induced autophagy and apoptosis. In addition, the CH11-induced autophagy was blocked by JNK inhibitor (SP600125), but it was not affected by caspase 8 inhibitor (Z-IETD); whereas the CH11-induced apoptosis was increased by SP600125, and it was suppressed by Z-IETD. Further experiments confirmed that JNK was activated by CH11 dose-dependently, and the activation was suppressed when autophagy was blocked by 3-MA. Together, our results suggest that JNK, but not caspase 8, involves in Fas-mediated CH11-induced autophagy in HeLa cells, and this autophagy plays a protective role in CH11-induced cell death.
authors.affiliation: China-Japan Research Institute of Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
authors.forename: Yahong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yingliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Zhenkun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikejima
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001343:Autophagy; D053181:Caspase 8 / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D019014:fas Receptor; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D053181:Caspase 8