PMID- 22743331 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130326 LR - 20161125 IS - 1878-5875 (Electronic) IS - 1357-2725 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 11 DP - 2012 Nov TI - Foxo3a targets mitochondria during guanosine 5'-triphosphate guided erythroid differentiation. PG - 1718-28 LID - S1357-2725(12)00222-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.06.023 [doi] AB - Evidence is emerging that Foxo family proteins serve as biochemical signal integrators in complex signaling networks mediating and modulating diverse cellular functions. Herein, we report that besides the well-established function of Foxo3a as a transcriptional regulator of multiple target genes in nucleus, a substantial fraction of Foxo3a translocates to mitochondria leading to disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential, release of cytochrome c and caspase activation during erythroid differentiation mediated by guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP). In fact, non transcriptional role of Foxo3a in mitochondria was achieved through the protein-protein interaction with pro-apoptotic protein Bax and its translocation to mitochondrial membrane. Furthermore, our results revealed that mitochondrial localization of Foxo3a was modulated by intracellular GTP content which is sensed by PKC signaling element. Collectively, our findings provided insight into a novel Foxo3a mechanism in leukemia cells which led to engagement of cells in the maturation pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Meshkini, Azadeh AU - Meshkini A AD - Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, PO Box 13145-1384, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Yazdanparast, Razieh AU - Yazdanparast R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120626 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Biochem Cell Biol JT - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology JID - 9508482 RN - 0 (FOXO3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein O3) RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 86-01-1 (Guanosine Triphosphate) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) SB - IM MH - Caspases/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/*drug effects MH - Erythroid Cells/*cytology/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Forkhead Box Protein O3 MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/*metabolism MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Guanosine Triphosphate/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Space/drug effects/metabolism MH - K562 Cells MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Protein Kinase C-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Protein Transport/drug effects MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism EDAT- 2012/06/30 06:00 MHDA- 2013/03/27 06:00 CRDT- 2012/06/30 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/06/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/06/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/06/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/06/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/03/27 06:00 [medline] AID - S1357-2725(12)00222-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.06.023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2012 Nov;44(11):1718-28. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.06.023. Epub 2012 Jun 26.