Delivery of Bcl-XL or its BH4 domain by protein transduction inhibits apoptosis in human islets

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Dagmar KleinRicardo L Pastori

Abstract

Viability of isolated islets is one of the main obstacles limiting islet transplantation success. It has been reported that overexpression of Bcl-2/Bcl-XL proteins enhances islet viability. To avoid potential complications associated with long-term expression of anti-apoptotic proteins, we investigated the possibility of delivering Bcl-XL or its anti-apoptotic domain BH4 to islets by protein transduction. Bcl-XL and BH4 molecules were fused to TAT/PTD, the 11-aa cell penetrating peptide from HIV-1 transactivating protein, generating TAT-Bcl-XL and TAT-BH4, respectively. Transduction efficiency was assessed by laser scanning confocal microscopy of live islets. Biological activity was tested as the ability to protect NIT-1 insulinoma cell line from death induced by staurosporine or serum deprivation. Spontaneous caspase activation in human islets and cytotoxicity caused by IL-1beta were significantly reduced in the presence of TAT-Bcl-XL and TAT-BH4. We conclude that both TAT proteins are biologically active after transduction and could be an asset in the improvement of islet viability.

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