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Cytochrome c Trp65→Ser substitution results in inhibition of acetic acid-induced programmed cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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PMID:  21907312     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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To gain further insight into the role of cytochrome c (cyt c) in yeast programmed cell death induced by acetic acid (AA-PCD), comparison was made between wild type and two mutant cells, one lacking cyt c and the other (W65Scyc1) expressing a mutant iso-1-cyt c in a form unable to reduce cyt c oxidase, with respect to occurrence of AA-PCD, cyt c release, ROS production and caspase-like activity. We show that in W65Scyc1 cells: i. no release of mutant cyt c occurs with inhibition of AA-PCD shown to be independent on impairment of electron flow, ii. there is a decrease in ROS production and an increase in caspase-like activity. We conclude that cyt c release does not depend on cyt c function as an electron carrier and that when still associated to the mitochondrial membrane, cyt c in its reduced form has a role in AA-PCD, by regulating ROS production and caspase-like activity increase.
Authors:
Nicoletta Guaragnella; Salvatore Passarella; Ersilia Marra; Sergio Giannattasio
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-2
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mitochondrion     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1872-8278     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
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Created Date:  2011-9-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  100968751     Medline TA:  Mitochondrion     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Affiliation:
CNR, Istituto di Biomembrane e Bioenergetica, I-70126 Bari, Italy.
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