ER stress responses in the absence of apoptosome: A comparative study in CASP9 proficient vs deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts

Shane Deegan, Svetlana Saveljeva, Sanjeev Gupta, David C. Macdonald, Afshin Samali

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Abstract

Cells respond to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through the unfolded protein response (UPR), autophagy and cell death. In this study we utilized casp9+/+ and casp9-/- MEFs to determine the effect of inhibition of mitochondrial apoptosis pathway on ER stress-induced-cell death, UPR and autophagy. We observed prolonged activation of UPR and autophagy in casp9-/- cells as compared with casp9+/+ MEFs, which displayed transient activation of both pathways. Furthermore we showed that while casp9-/- MEFs were resistant to ER stress, prolonged exposure led to the activation of a non-canonical, caspase-mediated mode of cell death.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)367-373
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume451
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2014

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  • Deegan, S,Saveljeva, S,Gupta, S,MacDonald, DC,Samali, A

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