The cleavage of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, MITF, by caspases plays an essential role in melanocyte and melanoma cell apoptosis

AUTOR(ES)

Larribere, Lionel

FONTE

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

RESUMO

Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) M-form is a melanocyte-specific transcription factor that plays a key role in melanocyte development, survival, and differentiation. Here, we identified MITF as a new substrate of caspases and we characterized the cleavage site after Asp 345 in the C-terminal domain. We show that expression of a noncleavable form of MITF renders melanoma cells resistant to apoptotic stimuli, and we found that the C-terminal fragment generated upon caspase cleavage is endowed with a proapoptotic activity that sensitizes melanoma cells to death signals. The proapoptotic function gained by MITF following its processing by caspases provides a tissue-restricted means to modulate death in melanocyte and melanoma cells.

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