FUNCTION: Functions both as NADH oxidoreductase and as regulator of apoptosis (PubMed:20362274, PubMed:23217327, PubMed:17094969). In response to apoptotic stimuli, it is released from the mitochondrion intermembrane space into the cytosol and to the nucleus, where it functions as a proapoptotic fac...
FUNCTION: Functions both as NADH oxidoreductase and as regulator of apoptosis (PubMed:20362274, PubMed:23217327, PubMed:17094969). In response to apoptotic stimuli, it is released from the mitochondrion intermembrane space into the cytosol and to the nucleus, where it functions as a proapoptotic factor in a caspase-independent pathway. The soluble form (AIFsol) found in the nucleus induces 'parthanatos' i.e. caspase-independent fragmentation of chromosomal DNA (By similarity). Binds to DNA in a sequence-independent manner (PubMed:27178839). Interacts with EIF3G, and thereby inhibits the EIF3 machinery and protein synthesis, and activates caspase-7 to amplify apoptosis (PubMed:17094969). Plays a critical role in caspase-independent, pyknotic cell death in hydrogen peroxide-exposed cells (PubMed:19418225). In contrast, participates in normal mitochondrial metabolism. Plays an important role in the regulation of respiratory chain biogenesis by interacting with CHCHD4 and controlling CHCHD4 mitochondrial import (PubMed:26004228). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z0X1, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17094969, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19418225, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20362274, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23217327, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26004228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27178839}.; FUNCTION: [Isoform 4]: Has NADH oxidoreductase activity. Does not induce nuclear apoptosis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16644725}.; FUNCTION: [Isoform 5]: Pro-apoptotic isoform. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16365034}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process [GO:0006919]; apoptotic process [GO:0006915]; cellular response to aldosterone [GO:1904045]; cellular response to estradiol stimulus [GO:0071392]; cellular response to hydrogen peroxide [GO:0070301]; cellular response t...
activation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process [GO:0006919]; apoptotic process [GO:0006915]; cellular response to aldosterone [GO:1904045]; cellular response to estradiol stimulus [GO:0071392]; cellular response to hydrogen peroxide [GO:0070301]; cellular response to nitric oxide [GO:0071732]; cellular response to oxygen-glucose deprivation [GO:0090650]; chromosome condensation [GO:0030261]; intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress [GO:0070059]; mitochondrial respiratory chain complex assembly [GO:0033108]; mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly [GO:0032981]; neuron apoptotic process [GO:0051402]; neuron differentiation [GO:0030182]; positive regulation of apoptotic process [GO:0043065]; positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process [GO:0043525]; programmed cell death [GO:0012501]; protein import into mitochondrial intermembrane space [GO:0045041]; regulation of apoptotic DNA fragmentation [GO:1902510]; response to ischemia [GO:0002931]; response to L-glutamate [GO:1902065]; response to toxic substance [GO:0009636]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
DNA binding [GO:0003677]; FAD binding [GO:0071949]; NAD(P)H oxidase H2O2-forming activity [GO:0016174]; NADH dehydrogenase activity [GO:0003954]; oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H [GO:0016651]; protein dimerization activity [GO:0046983]...
DNA binding [GO:0003677]; FAD binding [GO:0071949]; NAD(P)H oxidase H2O2-forming activity [GO:0016174]; NADH dehydrogenase activity [GO:0003954]; oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H [GO:0016651]; protein dimerization activity [GO:0046983]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
cytoplasm [GO:0005737]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; mitochondrial inner membrane [GO:0005743]; mitochondrial intermembrane space [GO:0005758]; mitochondrion [GO:0005739]; nucleus [GO:0005634]; perinuclear region of cytoplasm [GO:0048471]...
cytoplasm [GO:0005737]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; mitochondrial inner membrane [GO:0005743]; mitochondrial intermembrane space [GO:0005758]; mitochondrion [GO:0005739]; nucleus [GO:0005634]; perinuclear region of cytoplasm [GO:0048471]
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