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SUBMITTER: Li W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3268557 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Weimin W Laishram Rakesh S RS Ji Zhe Z Barlow Christy A CA Tian Bin B Anderson Richard A RA
Molecular cell 20120101 1
BIK protein is an initiator of mitochondrial apoptosis, and BIK expression is induced by proapoptotic signals, including DNA damage. Here, we demonstrate that 3' end processing and expression of BIK mRNA are controlled by the nuclear PI4,5P(2)-regulated poly(A) polymerase Star-PAP downstream of DNA damage. Nuclear PKCδ is a key mediator of apoptosis, and DNA damage stimulates PKCδ association with the Star-PAP complex where PKCδ is required for Star-PAP-dependent BIK expression. PKCδ binds the P ...[more]