Histone H2AX: The missing link in AIF-mediated caspase-independent programmed necrosis
Bibliographic record
Abstract
Caspase-independent programmed necrosis is a highly regulated cellular demise that displays morphological and biochemical necrotic hallmarks, such as an earlier permeability of the plasma membrane and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakiness. This form of programmed cell death (PCD) is regulated by AIF, a FAD-dependent oxidoreductase, which is released from the mitochondria to the nucleus where it induces chromatin condensation and DNA fragmentation. Some years ago, it has been established that the sequential activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), calpains, and Bax regulate the mitochondrial AIF release associated to programmed necrosis. But, what happens when AIF is in the nucleus? How does this protein induce chromatinolysis and programmed necrosis? Recently, we have unraveled some of the mechanisms underlying the nuclear action of AIF in this type of caspase-independent cell death. Indeed, AIF plays a key role in programmed necrosis by its ability to organize a DNA-degrading complex with H2AX and Cyclophiline A (CypA). The AIF/H2AX link is indeed a critical event and explains the nuclear AIF apoptogenic action. In the present article, we outline the current knowledge on cell death by programmed necrosis and discuss the relevance of the AIF/H2AX/CypA DNA-degrading complex in the regulation of this original form of cell death.
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".