Dual apoptotic DNA fragmentation system in the fly: Drep2 is a novel nuclease of which activity is inhibited by Drep3.

DNA fragmentation is the hallmark of apoptotic cells and mainly mediated by the DNA fragmentation factor DFF40(CAD)/DFF45(ICAD). DFF40 is a novel nuclease, whereas DFF45 is an inhibitor that can suppress the nuclease activity. Apoptotic DNA fragmentation in the fly is controlled by four DFF-related proteins, known as Drep1, 2, 3 ...
and 4. However, the functions of Drep2 and Drep3 are totally unknown. Here, we found that Drep2 is a novel nuclease whose activity is inhibited by Drep3 through a tight interaction with the CIDE domain. Our results suggest that the fly has dual apoptotic DNA fragmentation systems: Drep1: Drep4 and Drep2: Drep3 complexes.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Apoptosis, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Caspase 1, DNA Fragmentation, Deoxyribonucleases, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila melanogaster, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Recombinant Proteins
FEBS Lett.
Date: Sep. 21, 2012
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