| First Author | Norberg E | Year | 2010 |
| Journal | Biochem Biophys Res Commun | Volume | 396 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 95-100 |
| PubMed ID | 20494118 | Mgi Jnum | J:160597 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:4454708 | Doi | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.02.163 |
| Citation | Norberg E, et al. (2010) Mitochondrial regulation of cell death: processing of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 396(1):95-100 |
| abstractText | Apoptosis might proceed through the activation of both caspase-dependent and -independent pathways. Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) was discovered as the first protein that mediated caspase-independent cell death. Initially, it was regarded as a soluble protein residing in the intermembrane space of mitochondria, from where it could be exported to the nucleus to participate in large-scale DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation. However, later it was demonstrated that AIF is N-terminally anchored to the inner mitochondrial membrane. Hence, AIF must be liberated from its membrane anchor prior to being released into the cytosol. The current knowledge about the molecular mechanisms regulating the processing and release of AIF from the mitochondria will be summarized and discussed in this review. |
