Atypical BH3-domains of BNIP3 and BNIP3L lead to autophagy in hypoxia - PubMed (original) (raw)

doi: 10.4161/auto.9042. Epub 2009 Aug 18.

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Atypical BH3-domains of BNIP3 and BNIP3L lead to autophagy in hypoxia

Nathalie M Mazure et al. Autophagy. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Normal and tumor cells subjected to a hypoxic microenvironment show evidence of autophagy. We hypothesize that cells will sense hypoxia as a warning signal to upcoming drastic microenvironmental conditions and that autophagy, acting as a survival mechanism, will provide time for cells to adapt. This work demonstrates for the first time that the atypical BH3-domain of BNIP3 and BNIP3L, two HIF-target genes, can compete with Beclin 1-Bcl-2 and Beclin 1-Bcl-X(L) complexes, releasing Beclin 1 from the complex and then enhancing autophagy. We thus revealed a new role for BH3-only proteins in the cellular response to hypoxia.

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