Cellular events in Fas/APO-1-mediated apoptosis in JURKAT T lymphocytes

Experimental Cell Research
M WeisS C Chow

Abstract

In the present study we investigated the Fas-mediated cellular events using the human leukemic T cell line, JURKAT. Ligation of the Fas receptor with a monoclonal antibody (IgM) resulted in the rapid (within 3 h) induction of apoptosis and was characterized by a sequence of distinct morphological and biochemical events. Thus, plasma membrane blebbing, condensation of the chromatin, and formation of high-molecular-weight (HMW) DNA fragments were the earliest events observed (by 45 min). They were followed by cleavage of DNA into oligonucleosomal-length fragments (laddering pattern) and the formation of apoptotic bodies, and finally, rounding of the apoptotic cells and complete cleavage of DNA into oligonucleosomal-length fragments occurred. The mitochondria remained structurally intact up to the stage of oligonucleosomal-length DNA cleavage, and the ability of the cells to exclude trypan blue was not compromised throughout the time course of the experiments. In contrast to many other model systems, apoptosis in JURKAT cells after anti-Fas treatment did not require the presence of extracellular Ca2+ or Mg2+ and was only partially inhibited by Zn2+. In addition, Fas-mediated apoptosis was unaffected by the presence of free radical...Continue Reading

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