PMID- 10617621 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000131 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 275 IP - 1 DP - 2000 Jan 7 TI - Translocation of SAPK/JNK to mitochondria and interaction with Bcl-x(L) in response to DNA damage. PG - 322-7 AB - Activation of the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK/JNK) by genotoxic agents is necessary for induction of apoptosis. We report here that ionizing radiation ionizing radiation exposure induces translocation of SAPK to mitochondria and association of SAPK with the anti-apoptotic Bcl-x(L) protein. SAPK phosphorylates Bcl-x(L) on threonine 47 (Thr-47) and threonine 115 (Thr-115) in vitro and in vivo. In contrast to wild-type Bcl-x(L), a mutant Bcl-x(L) with the two threonines substituted by alanines (Ala-47, Ala-115) is a more potent inhibitor of ionizing radiation-induced apoptosis. These findings indicate that translocation of SAPK to mitochondria is functionally important for interactions with Bcl-x(L) in the apoptotic response to genotoxic stress. FAU - Kharbanda, S AU - Kharbanda S AD - Division of Cancer Pharmacology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. surendervkharbanda@dfci.harvard.edu FAU - Saxena, S AU - Saxena S FAU - Yoshida, K AU - Yoshida K FAU - Pandey, P AU - Pandey P FAU - Kaneki, M AU - Kaneki M FAU - Wang, Q AU - Wang Q FAU - Cheng, K AU - Cheng K FAU - Chen, Y N AU - Chen YN FAU - Campbell, A AU - Campbell A FAU - Sudha, T AU - Sudha T FAU - Yuan, Z M AU - Yuan ZM FAU - Narula, J AU - Narula J FAU - Weichselbaum, R AU - Weichselbaum R FAU - Nalin, C AU - Nalin C FAU - Kufe, D AU - Kufe D LA - eng GR - CA 55421/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA 75216/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (BCL2L1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (bcl-X Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM EIN - J Biol Chem 2000 Jun 23;275(25):19433 MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - Biological Transport MH - Cell Compartmentation MH - DNA Damage/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Mitochondria/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Mutagenesis MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Radiation, Ionizing MH - Recombinant Proteins/metabolism MH - U937 Cells MH - bcl-X Protein EDAT- 2000/01/05 00:00 MHDA- 2000/01/05 00:01 CRDT- 2000/01/05 00:00 PHST- 2000/01/05 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/01/05 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/01/05 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1074/jbc.275.1.322 [doi] AID - S0021-9258(19)52868-X [pii] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2000 Jan 7;275(1):322-7. doi: 10.1074/jbc.275.1.322.