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The Journal of Neuroscience, January 1, 2002, 22(1):156-166
Activation of Rac GTPase by p75 Is Necessary for
c-jun N-Terminal Kinase-Mediated Apoptosis
Anthony W.
Harrington1, 2,
Ju Young
Kim1, 3, and
Sung
Ok
Yoon1
1 Neurobiotech Center and Department of Neuroscience,
2 Biochemistry Program, and 3 Molecular,
Cellular, and Developmental Biology Program, Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio 43210
The neurotrophin receptor p75 can induce apoptosis both in
vitro and in vivo. The mechanisms by which p75
induces apoptosis have remained mostly unknown. Here, we report that
p75 activates Rac GTPase, which in turn activates c-jun
N-terminal kinase (JNK), including an injury-specific JNK3, in an
NGF-dependent manner. N17Rac blocks this JNK activation and subsequent
NGF-dependent apoptosis, indicating that activation of Rac GTPase is
required for JNK activation and apoptosis induced by p75. In addition, p75-mediated Rac activation is modulated by coactivation of Trk, identifying Rac GTPase as one of the key molecules whose activity is
critical for cell survival and death in neurotrophin signaling. The
crucial role of the JNK pathway in p75 signaling is further confirmed
by the results that blocking p75 from signaling via the JNK pathway or
suppressing the JNK activity itself led to inhibition of NGF-dependent
death. Together, these results indicate that the apoptotic machinery of
p75 comprises Rac GTPase and JNK.
Key words:
apoptosis; Rac GTPase; c-jun N-terminal
kinase; signal transduction; p75; NGF
Copyright © 2002 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/02/221156-11$05.00/0
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