Fas-mediated neutrophil apoptosis is accelerated by Bid, Bak, and Bax and inhibited by Bcl-2 and Mcl-1

Croker, BA; O&#39;Donnell, JA; Nowell, CJ; Metcalf, D; Dewson, G; Campbell, KJ; Rogers, KL; Hu, YF; Smyth, GK; Zhang, JG; White, M; Lackovic, K; Cengia, LH; O&#39;Reilly, LA; Bouillet, P; Cory, S; Strasser, A; Roberts, AW

Author(s): Croker, BA; O'Donnell, JA; Nowell, CJ; Metcalf, D; Dewson, G; Campbell, KJ; Rogers, KL; Hu, YF; Smyth, GK; Zhang, JG; White, M; Lackovic, K; Cengia, LH; O'Reilly, LA; Bouillet, P; Cory, S; Strasser, A; Roberts, AW;
Details: Publication Year 2011-08-09,Volume 108,Issue #32,Page 13135-13140
Journal Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Publication Type: Journal Article
Abstract: During immune responses, neutrophils must integrate survival and death signals from multiple sources to regulate their lifespan. Signals that activate either the Bcl-2- or death receptor-regulated apoptosis pathways can provide powerful stimuli for neutrophils to undergo cell death, but whether they act cooperatively in parallel or directly cross-talk in neutrophils is not known. Previous studies suggested that Bcl-2 family proteins are not required for Fas-induced cell death in neutrophils, but did not examine whether they could modulate its rapid onset. By monitoring the rate of change in neutrophil viability associated with activation of the Fas-triggered death receptor pathway using real-time cell imaging, we show that the Bcl-2-related proteins Bid, Bax, and Bak accelerate neutrophil apoptosis but are not essential for cell death. Increased Bcl-2 or Mcl-1 expression prevents efficient induction of apoptosis by Fas stimulation indicating that the Bcl-2-regulated apoptosis pathway can directly interfere with Fas-triggered apoptosis. Fas has been shown to initiate NF kappa B activation and gene transcription in cell lines, however gene transcription is not altered in Fas-activated Bid(-/-) neutrophils, indicating that apoptosis occurs independently of gene transcription in neutrophils. The specification of kinetics of neutrophil apoptosis by Bid impacts on the magnitude of neutrophil IL-1 beta production, implicating a functional role for the Bcl-2-regulated pathway in controlling neutrophil responses to FasL. These data demonstrate that the intrinsic apoptosis pathway directly controls the kinetics of Fas-triggered apoptosis in neutrophils.
Publisher: NATL ACAD SCIENCES
Keywords: SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS; INFLUENZA-A-VIRUS; RESPIRATORY BURST; SIGNALING COMPLEX; REGULATORS BIM; BONE-MARROW; CELL-DEATH; SURVIVAL; PROTEIN; AUTOIMMUNITY
Research Division(s): Cancer And Haematology; Molecular Genetics Of Cancer; Bioinformatics
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1110358108
Open Access at Publisher's Site: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3156212/

Creation Date: 2011-08-09 12:00:00