Processing/activation of CPP32-like proteases is involved in transforming growth factor beta1-induced apoptosis in rat hepatocytes

Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
S H Inayat-HussainK Cain

Abstract

Apoptosis induced in rat hepatocytes by transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) was accompanied by the activation of interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE)-like proteases. Cell lysates were isolated at various times after TGF-beta1 treatment and analyzed for ICE and CPP32-like activity, using N-acetyl-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (Ac-YVAD.AMC) and benzyloxycarbonyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin (Z-DEVD.AFC), respectively. CPP32-like but not ICE protease activity increased in a time dependent manner and preceded the onset of apoptosis. Kinetic studies in cell lysates indicated that more than one CPP32-like protease was being activated. This was confirmed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)/Western blotting of TGF-beta1-treated cells, which showed limited processing of CPP32 as shown by the appearance of the catalytically active p17 subunit. Loss of pro-Mch3alpha was also observed but the catalytically active p19 subunit was not detected. Staurosporine, which induced a much greater level of hepatocyte apoptosis, produced a concomitant increase in CPP32/Mch3alpha processing as shown by the appearance of the p17/p19 subunits and the corresponding increase i...Continue Reading

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