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    Overexpression of Bcl-2 induces STAT-3 activation via an increase in mitochondrial superoxide.

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    Authors
    Kang, J.
    Chong, S.
    Ooi, V.
    Vali, S.
    Kumar, A.
    Kapoor, S.
    Abbasi, T.
    Hirpara, J.
    Loh, T.
    Goh, B.
    Pervaiz, Shazib
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Kang, J. and Chong, S. and Ooi, V. and Vali, S. and Kumar, A. and Kapoor, S. and Abbasi, T. et al. 2015. Overexpression of Bcl-2 induces STAT-3 activation via an increase in mitochondrial superoxide.. Oncotarget. 6 (33): pp. 34191-34205.
    Source Title
    Oncotarget
    DOI
    10.18632/oncotarget.5763
    School
    School of Biomedical Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37356
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    We recently reported a novel interaction between Bcl-2 and Rac1 and linked that to the ability of Bcl-2 to induce a pro-oxidant state in cancer cells. To gain further insight into the functional relevance of this interaction, we utilized computer simulation based on the protein pathway dynamic network created by Cellworks Group Inc. STAT3 was identified among targets that positively correlated with Rac1 and/or Bcl-2 expression levels. Validating this, the activation level of STAT3, as marked by p-Tyr705, particularly in the mitochondria, was significantly higher in Bcl-2-overexpressing cancer cells. Bcl-2-induced STAT3 activation was a function of GTP-loaded Rac1 and NADPH oxidase (Nox)-dependent increase in intracellular superoxide (O2•-). Furthermore, ABT199, a BH-3 specific inhibitor of Bcl-2, as well as silencing of Bcl-2 blocked STAT3 phosphorylation. Interestingly, while inhibiting intracellular O2•- blocked STAT3 phosphorylation, transient overexpression of wild type STAT3 resulted in a significant increase in mitochondrial O2•- production, which was rescued by the functional mutants of STAT3 (Y705F). Notably, a strong correlation between the expression and/or phosphorylation of STAT3 and Bcl-2 was observed in primary tissues derived from patients with different sub-sets of B cell lymphoma. These data demonstrate the presence of a functional crosstalk between Bcl-2, Rac1 and activated STAT3 in promoting a permissive redox milieu for cell survival. Results also highlight the potential utility of a signature involving Bcl-2 overexpression, Rac1 activation and STAT3 phosphorylation for stratifying clinical lymphomas based on disease severity and chemoresistance.

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