Abstract:
:The rapid, typically all-or-none process of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) constitutes a primary cell death decision that is controlled by the Bcl-2 family interactome. However, how strict all-or-none MOMP decisions are governed by and emanate from the dynamic interplay of pro- and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family members remains incompletely understood. In particular, it is unclear to which extent the shuttling of Bcl-2 family species between lipid and aqueous phases contributes to regulating MOMP sensitivity. Here, we studied the interplay of tBid, Bax, and Bcl-xL, using a combined approach of deterministic mathematical modeling and retrospective as well as prospective experimental testing of model predictions. Systems modeling of the tBid-Bax interplay and their fluxes between cytosol and mitochondrial membranes reproduced experimental data on tBid-triggered Bax activation and oligomerization highly accurately. Extending these studies to analyze the cell-protective role of Bcl-xL strikingly revealed that the activity of Bcl-xL to retrotranslocate activated Bax from membranes back into the cytosol is essential to reproduce or correctly predict experimental outcomes. These included the potency of Bcl-xL in suppressing Bax oligomerization, its role in limiting Bax membrane recruitment, the resistance threshold to low concentrations of MOMP triggers as well as a response potentiaton arising from combinations of tBid and sensitizer BH3-only peptides. Importantly, retrotranslocation activity of Bcl-xL is necessary to strictly separate conditions of MOMP competency and resistance. Our results therefore identify Bax retrotranslocation by Bcl-xL as an indispensable component of the molecular switch by which Bcl-2 family members govern cellular death decisions.
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Cell Death Disjournal_title
Cell death & diseaseauthors
Hantusch A,Das KK,García-Sáez AJ,Brunner T,Rehm Mdoi
10.1038/s41419-018-0464-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-04-01 00:00:00pages
430issue
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2041-4889pii
10.1038/s41419-018-0464-6journal_volume
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