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A critical role for UVRAG in apoptosis.
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PMID:  21606679     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Autophagy and apoptosis are tightly regulated biological processes that are crucial for cell growth, development and tissue homeostasis. UVRAG (UV radiation resistance-associated gene), a mammalian homolog of yeast Vps38, activates the Beclin 1/PtdIns3KC3 (class III phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase) complex, which promotes autophagosome formation. Moreover, UVRAG promotes autophagosome maturation by recruiting class C Vps complexes (HOPS complexes) and Rab7 of the late endosome. We found that UVRAG has anti-apoptotic activity during tumor therapy through interactions with Bax. UVRAG inhibits Bax translocation from the cytosol to mitochondria during chemotherapy- or UV irradiation-induced apoptosis of human tumor cells. Moreover, deletion of the UVRAG C2 domain abolishes Bax binding and anti-apoptotic activity. These results suggest that, in addition to its previously recognized pro-autophagy activity in response to starvation, UVRAG has cytoprotective functions in the cytosol that control the localization of Bax in tumor cells exposed to apoptotic: stimuli.
Authors:
Xiaocheng Yin; Lizhi Cao; Yanhui Peng; Yanfang Tan; Min Xie; Rui Kang; Kristen M Livesey; Daolin Tang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Autophagy     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1554-8635     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101265188     Medline TA:  Autophagy     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics; The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanhua University; Hengyang, Hunan People's Republic of China.
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