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  • Title: Heat shock protein 70 inhibits caspase-dependent and -independent apoptosis in Jurkat T cells.
    Author: Creagh EM, Carmody RJ, Cotter TG.
    Journal: Exp Cell Res; 2000 May 25; 257(1):58-66. PubMed ID: 10854054.
    Abstract:
    Heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) is a stress-inducible protein that prevents apoptosis induced by a wide range of cytotoxic agents by an as yet undefined mechanism. The caspase family of cysteine proteases have been attributed a central role in the execution of apoptosis. However, several cases of caspase-independent apoptosis have been recently reported, suggesting that caspases may not be necessary for apoptosis in all cells. This study examines the protective role of hsp70 in both caspase-dependent and -independent apoptosis. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) used at low and high concentrations in Jurkat T cells induces caspase-dependent and -independent apoptosis, respectively. A hsp70-transfected Jurkat clone was used to observe the protection mediated by hsp70 during these two forms of apoptosis. Results reveal that hsp70 inhibits both caspase-dependent and -independent apoptosis. Furthermore, measurement of caspase-3 activity during caspase-dependent apoptosis revealed that caspase activation was inhibited in hsp70 transfectants. Early apoptotic events, such as mitochondrial depolarization, cytochrome c release, and increased intracellular calcium, were demonstrated to be common to both caspase-dependent and -independent H2O2-induced apoptosis. The inhibition of these events by hsp70 suggests that hsp70 may be an important anti-apoptotic regulator, functioning at a very early stage in the apoptotic pathway.
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