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medicine | complete loss of SPL activity leads to upregulation of the antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL and consequently protects against apoptosis induced by chemotherapy and nutrient starvation but not against autophagy | Mus musculus |
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physiological function | complete loss of SPL activity leads to upregulation of the antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL and consequently protects against apoptosis induced by chemotherapy and nutrient starvation but not against autophagy. Disruption of the gene encoding SPL is accompanied by concomitant accumulation of sphingosine and ceramide. SPL deficiency blocks the apoptotic cascade upstream of mitochondrial damage and leads to upregulation of the antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL without affecting the levels of the proapoptotic members Bax and Bid. Whereas starvation-induced apoptosis is reduced in Sgpl1-/- compared to Sgpl1+/+ cells, autophagy is similar in both cell types | Mus musculus |