HBXIP functions as a cofactor of survivin in apoptosis suppression
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- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 22 (11), 2729-2740
- https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/cdg263
Abstract
Survivin is an anti‐apoptotic protein that is overexpressed in most human cancers. We show that survivin forms complexes with a cellular protein, hepatitis B X‐interacting protein (HBXIP), which was originally recognized for its association with the X protein of hepatitis B virus (HBX). Survivin–HBXIP complexes, but neither survivin nor HBXIP individually, bind pro‐caspase‐9, preventing its recruitment to Apaf1, and thereby selectively suppressing apoptosis initiated via the mitochondria/cytochrome c pathway. Viral HBX protein also interacts with the survivin–HBXIP complex and suppresses caspase activation in a survivin‐dependent manner. Thus, HBXIP functions as a cofactor for survivin, and serves as a link between the cellular apoptosis machinery and a viral pathogen involved in hepatocellular carcinogenesis.Keywords
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