Journal of Cell Science, Vol 110, Issue 5 653-661, Copyright © 1997 by Company of Biologists

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Intracellular acidification induces apoptosis by stimulating ICE-like protease activity

IJ Furlong, R Ascaso, A Lopez Rivas and MK Collins
CRC Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.

ICE-like protease activation and DNA fragmentation are preceded by a decrease in intracellular pH (pHi) during apoptosis in the IL-3 dependent cell line BAF3. Acidification occurs after 7 hours in cells deprived of IL-3 and after 4 hours when cells are treated with etoposide, close to the time of detection of ICE-like protease activity. Increasing extracellular pH reduces ICE-like protease activation and DNA fragmentation. Bcl-2 over-expression both delays acidification and inhibits ICE-like protease activation. Generation of a rapid intracellular pH decrease, using the ionophore nigericin, induces ICE-like protease activation and apoptosis. ZVAD, a cell permeable inhibitor of ICE-like proteases, does not affect acidification but inhibits apoptosis induced by IL-3 removal or nigericin treatment. These data suggest that intracellular acidification triggers apoptosis by directly or indirectly activating ICE-like proteases.
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