title: Hexokinase II detachment from the mitochondria potentiates cisplatin induced cytotoxicity through a caspase-2 dependent mechanism.
abstract: Cancer cells are frequently glycolytic and overexpress hexokinase II (HXK II). In cancer cells, the majority of hexokinase II is localized to the mitochondria through interaction with the voltage dependent anion channel (VDAC). Disruption in the binding of hexokinase II to the mitochondria has been shown to promote mitochondrial injury provoked by pro-apoptotic proteins. The present study demonstrates that cisplatin induces the PIDD (p53 induced protein with a death domain) dependent activation of caspase-2. In turn, caspase-2 cleaves and activates Bid, resulting in the oligomerization of Bak and the release of cytochrome c. Notably, the detachment of hexokinase II from the mitochondria markedly potentiates the onset of caspase-2 induced mitochondrial damage, thus resulting in a synergistic induction of cisplatin induced cytotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Nataly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shulga
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilson-Smith
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pastorino
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D051023:BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D053143:Caspase 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000633:toxicity*; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D053418:Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D006593:Hexokinase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D050994:Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D050998:bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D051023:BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D053418:Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins; C485896:PIDD1 protein, human; D050994:Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels; D050998:bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein; D045304:Cytochromes c; D006593:Hexokinase; D053143:Caspase 2; D002945:Cisplatin