Journal
ONCOGENE
Volume 31, Issue 10, Pages 1311-1322Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.315
Keywords
DJ-1; TRAIL; FADD; caspase-8; DISC; apoptosis
Funding
- National Natural Sciences Foundation of China [30970921]
- National High-tech Research and Development program of China 973 [2011CB5004102]
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DJ-1 was initially identified as an oncogene product involved in human tumorigenesis in cooperation with Ras. Increased DJ-1 expression is associated with tumorigenesis in many cancers, whereas the loss of DJ-1 function is linked to an autosomal recessive form of Parkinson's disease (PD). It has been reported that DJ-1 protects cells from TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand)-induced apoptosis. However, the mechanism by which DJ-1 is involved is still largely unknown. Here we show that DJ-1 inhibits TRAIL-induced apoptosis by blocking Fas-associated protein death domain (FADD)-mediated pro-caspase-8 activation. Wild-type DJ-1, but not the PD-associated mutant L166P, binds to FADD to inhibit the formation of the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC). DJ-1 competes with pro-caspase-8 to bind to FADD at the death effector domain, thereby repressing the recruitment and activation of pro-caspase-8 to the active form of caspase-8. Thus, our study suggests that DJ-1 protects against TRAIL-induced apoptosis through the regulation of DISC formation. Oncogene (2012) 31, 1311-1322; doi:10.1038/onc.2011.315; published online 25 July 2011
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