Differential involovement of JNK in apicidin-induced apoptosis.

We previously reported that apicidin induces apoptosis through selective induction of Fas/Fas ligand. resulting in the release of cytochrome C from mitochondria to the cytosol and subsequent activation of caspase-9 and \ulcorner However. we observed that apicidin did not induce the apoptosis in a specific cell line. such as HeLa. which was characterized by nuclear DNA fragmentation. On the basis of these facts, we tested whether JNK activation is involved in cell death induced by apicidin. (omitted)