Overexpressed exocyst complex component 3-like 1 spontaneously induces apoptosis

Biomed Res. 2021;42(3):109-113. doi: 10.2220/biomedres.42.109.ABSTRACTExocyst complex component 3-like 1 (EXOC3L1), which regulates insulin secretion, is ubiquitously present in heart, lung, liver, spleen, kidney, muscle, cerebellum, pituitary, adrenal grand, and pancreatic islets. Its deduced amino acid sequence has 31% identity and 53% similarity with Sec6, so they are considered isoforms. Since Sec6 suppresses apoptosis via HSP27, we investigated the involvement of EXOC3L1 expression in apoptosis. We found that overexpressed EXOC3L1 in Chinese hamster ovary cells significantly reduced cultured cell numbers. It also significantly increased apoptotic DNA ladder, caspase 3 activity, and cleavage of caspase 3 compared with the control. Thus, although Sec6 reduces apoptosis by increasing HSP27 phosphorylation, overexpressed EXOC3L1 alone can spontaneously induce apoptosis without apoptotic stimulators or inducers.PMID:34092752 | DOI:10.2220/biomedres.42.109

Source: Biomed Res - June 7, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Shunichi Matsumoto Junichi Okada Eijiro Yamada Tsugumichi Saito Kazuya Okada Takuya Watanabe Yasuyo Nakajima Atsushi Ozawa Shuichi Okada Masanobu Yamada Source Type: research