The 40-kDa Subunit of DNA Fragmentation Factor Induces DNA Fragmentation and Chromatin Condensation During Apoptosis

Overview

Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 1998 Jul 22

PMID 9671700

Citations 123

Authors

X Liu

P Li

P Widlak

H Zou

X Luo

W T Garrard

X Wang

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Abstract

We report here the reconstitution of a pathway that leads to the apoptotic changes in nuclei by using recombinant DNA fragmentation factor (DFF), a heterodimeric protein of 40 and 45 kDa. Coexpression of DFF40 and DFF45 is required to generate recombinant DFF, which becomes activated when DFF45 is cleaved by caspase-3. The cleaved fragments of DFF45 dissociate from the DFF40, the active component of DFF. Purified DFF40 exhibited an intrinsic DNase activity that was markedly stimulated by chromatin-associated proteins histone H1 and high mobility group proteins. DFF40 also triggered chromatin condensation when incubated with nuclei. These data suggest that DFF40 is sufficient to trigger both DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation during apoptosis.

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