PMID- 23247835 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131209 LR - 20201209 IS - 1559-0283 (Electronic) IS - 1085-9195 (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Jun TI - Musca domestica larva lectin induces apoptosis in BEL-7402 cells through a Ca(2+)/JNK-mediated mitochondrial pathway. PG - 319-29 LID - 10.1007/s12013-012-9489-0 [doi] AB - Although Musca domestica larvae lectin (MLL) is able to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and to induce cancer cell apoptosis, the molecular mechanism(s) responsible for these processes remain elusive. In the current study, the signaling network underlying the MLL-induced apoptosis of human hepatoma BEL-7402 cell was investigated. Our data found out that MLL causes a sustained increase of the intracellular Ca(2+) and this process was prevented by the intracellular calcium chelator, BAPTA-AM, suggesting the involvement of intracellular Ca(2+) in MLL-induced cell apoptosis. MLL also causes the production of reactive oxygen species and elevates the phosphorylation status of JNK, processes associated with the increased cytoplasmic Ca(2+). The mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening study showed that MLL treatment of BEL-7402 cells results in the opening of MPTP and a reduction of mitochondrial transmembrane potential. In such condition, cytochrome-c was detected to be released from mitochondria to cytoplasm through the MPTP. This eventually activates caspase-3 and thus results in apoptosis of the tested BEL-7402 cells. According to a comprehensive review of all the evidence, it is concluded that MLL induces apoptosis of BEL-7402 cells through a Ca(2+)/JNK-mediated MPTP pathway. FAU - Wang, Chun-Ling AU - Wang CL AD - Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, No. 29, 13th Avenue, Tianjin Economy Technological Development Area, Tianjin, 300457, People's Republic of China. wangchunling@tust.edu.cn FAU - Xia, Yan AU - Xia Y FAU - Nie, Jian-Zeng AU - Nie JZ FAU - Zhou, Minghui AU - Zhou M FAU - Zhang, Rong-Ping AU - Zhang RP FAU - Niu, Li-Li AU - Niu LL FAU - Hou, Li-Hua AU - Hou LH FAU - Cao, Xiao-Hong AU - Cao XH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Cell Biochem Biophys JT - Cell biochemistry and biophysics JID - 9701934 RN - 0 (Lectins) RN - 0 (Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins) RN - 0 (Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 139890-68-9 (1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid acetoxymethyl ester) RN - 526U7A2651 (Egtazic Acid) RN - 9007-43-6 (Cytochromes c) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Caspase 3/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytochromes c/metabolism MH - Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Houseflies/metabolism MH - Humans MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Larva/metabolism MH - Lectins/*pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects MH - Mitochondria/*metabolism MH - Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins/drug effects MH - Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore MH - Phosphorylation MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism EDAT- 2012/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/16 06:00 CRDT- 2012/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s12013-012-9489-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Biochem Biophys. 2013 Jun;66(2):319-29. doi: 10.1007/s12013-012-9489-0.