Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Daejin University, Pocheon 487-711, South Korea.
BMB Rep. 2012 Feb;45(2):85-90. doi: 10.5483/BMBRep.2012.45.2.85.
Our previous study demonstrated that CopA3, a disulfide dimer of the coprisin peptide analogue (LLCIALRKK), has antibacterial activity. In this study, we assessed whether CopA3 caused cellular toxicity in various mammalian cell lines. CopA3 selectively caused a marked decrease in cell viability in Jurkat T, U937, and AML-2 cells (human leukemia cells), but was not cytotoxic to Caki or Hela cells. Fragmentation of DNA, a marker of apoptosis, was also confirmed in the leukemia cell lines, but not in the other cells. CopA3-induced apoptosis in leukemia cells was mediated by apoptosis inducing factor (AIF), indicating induction of a caspase-independent signaling pathway.
我们之前的研究表明,CopA3 是一种二硫键二聚体的 coprisin 肽类似物(LLCIALRKK),具有抗菌活性。在这项研究中,我们评估了 CopA3 是否会在各种哺乳动物细胞系中引起细胞毒性。CopA3 选择性地导致 Jurkat T、U937 和 AML-2 细胞(人白血病细胞)的细胞活力明显下降,但对 Caki 或 Hela 细胞没有细胞毒性。凋亡的标志物——DNA 片段化也在白血病细胞系中得到证实,但在其他细胞中没有。CopA3 诱导白血病细胞凋亡是通过凋亡诱导因子 (AIF) 介导的,表明诱导了一种 caspase 非依赖性信号通路。