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To describe the molecular mechanism by which mitochondria-targeting anti-cancer drugs induce apoptosis in cancer cells.

June 12, 2006FEBS LettersOpen Access

Molecular mechanism of ‘mitocan’‐induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl‐2 family proteins

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JNJiřı́ NeužilGriffith University XWXiufang WangHebei Medical University LDLan‐Feng DongSouth China University of Technology

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Mechanistic model demonstrates reactive oxygen species-driven apoptosis by mitocans in cancer cells, highlighting mitochondrial channels as anti-cancer therapeutic targets.

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To describe the molecular mechanism by which mitochondria-targeting anti-cancer drugs induce apoptosis in cancer cells.
Characterized the mitochondrial apoptotic cascade using the model mitocan compound alpha-tocopheryl succinate.
Evaluated the molecular interactions linking reactive oxygen species generation to Bax channel formation and cardiolipin oxidation.
Mitocans stimulate the generation of reactive oxygen species that induce disulfide bridge formation between cytosolic Bax monomers, creating mitochondrial outer membrane channels.
Reactive oxygen species oxidize cardiolipin, triggering the detachment of cytochrome c and its translocation through activated Bax channels to drive apoptosis.

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Neužil et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70d680f44fa9f079de8e58 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.05.072

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Mechanistic model demonstrates reactive oxygen species-driven apoptosis by mitocans in cancer cells, highlighting mitochondrial channels as anti-cancer therapeutic targets.

Molecular mechanism of ‘mitocan’‐induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl‐2 family proteins

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Molecular mechanism of ‘mitocan’‐induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl‐2 family proteins

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