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First published online 11 December 2002
doi: 10.1242/jcs.00227
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1 Department of Pathology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN-20520
Turku, Finland
2 Turku Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Turku, Finland
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: markku.kallajoki{at}utu.fi)
Accepted 15 October 2002
NuMA is a nuclear matrix protein that has an essential function in the organization of the mitotic spindle. Here we have studied the fate of NuMA in Fas-treated apoptotic Jurkat T and HeLa cells. We show that in both cell lines NuMA is an early target protein for caspases and that NuMA is cleaved coincidently with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and nuclear lamin B. NuMA is cleaved differently in Jurkat T and HeLa cells, suggesting that different sets of caspases are activated in these cell lines. The normal diffuse intranuclear distribution of NuMA changed during apoptosis: first NuMA condensed, then concentrated in the center of the nucleus and finally encircled the nuclear fragments within the apoptotic bodies. NuMA seems to be preferentially cleaved by caspase-3 in vivo since it was not cleaved in staurosporine-treated caspase-3-null MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The cleavage of NuMA, lamin B and PARP-1 was inhibited in the presence of three different caspase inhibitors: z-DEVD-FMK, z-VEID-FMK and z-IETD-FMK. Furthermore, in the presence of caspase inhibitors approximately 5-10% of the cells showed atypical apoptotic morphology. These cells had convoluted nuclei, altered chromatin structure and additionally, they were negative for NuMA and lamins. Since caspase-8, -3 and -7 were not activated and PARP was not cleaved in these cells as judged by western blotting and immunofluorescence studies, it is likely that this is an atypical form of programmed cell death owing to a proteinase(s) independent of caspases. These results characterize the role of NuMA in programmed cell death and suggest that cleavage of NuMA plays a role in apoptotic nuclear breakdown.
Key words: NuMA, Lamins, Apoptosis, Caspases, Caspase independent
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