Interleukin-3-induced phosphorylation of BAD through the protein kinase Akt
L Peso, M González-Garcıa, C Page, R Herrera… - Science, 1997 - science.org
BAD is a distant member of the Bcl-2 family that promotes cell death. Phosphorylation of
BAD prevents this. BAD phosphorylation induced by interleukin-3 (IL-3) was inhibited by
specific inhibitors of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase). Akt, a survival-promoting
serine-threonine protein kinase, was activated by IL-3 in a PI 3-kinase–dependent manner.
Active, but not inactive, forms of Akt were found to phosphorylate BAD in vivo and in vitro at
the same residues that are phosphorylated in response to IL-3. Thus, the proapoptotic …
BAD prevents this. BAD phosphorylation induced by interleukin-3 (IL-3) was inhibited by
specific inhibitors of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase). Akt, a survival-promoting
serine-threonine protein kinase, was activated by IL-3 in a PI 3-kinase–dependent manner.
Active, but not inactive, forms of Akt were found to phosphorylate BAD in vivo and in vitro at
the same residues that are phosphorylated in response to IL-3. Thus, the proapoptotic …
BAD is a distant member of the Bcl-2 family that promotes cell death. Phosphorylation of BAD prevents this. BAD phosphorylation induced by interleukin-3 (IL-3) was inhibited by specific inhibitors of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase). Akt, a survival-promoting serine-threonine protein kinase, was activated by IL-3 in a PI 3-kinase–dependent manner. Active, but not inactive, forms of Akt were found to phosphorylate BAD in vivo and in vitro at the same residues that are phosphorylated in response to IL-3. Thus, the proapoptotic function of BAD is regulated by the PI 3-kinase–Akt pathway.
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