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Cytochrome c and insect cell apoptosis
Authors:Kai‐Yu Liu  Hong Yang  Jian‐Xin Peng  Hua‐Zhu Hong
Affiliation:Institute of Entomology, Central China Normal University Wuhan
Abstract:Abstract The role of cytochrome c in insect cell apoptosis has drawn considerable attention and has been subject to considerable controversy. In Drosophila, the majority of studies have demonstrated that cytochrome c may not be involved in apoptosis, although there are conflicting reports. Cytochrome c is not released from mitochondria into the cytosol and activation of the initiator caspase Dronc or effector caspase Drice is not associated with cytochrome c during apoptosis in Drosophila SL2 cells or BG2 cells. Cytochrome c failed to induce caspase activation and promote caspase activation in Drosophila cell lysates, but remarkably caused caspase activation in extracts from human cells. Knockdown of cytochrome c does not protect cells from apoptosis and over‐expression of cytochrome c also does not promote apoptosis. Structural analysis has revealed that cytochrome c is not required for Dapaf‐1 complex assembly. In Lepidoptera, the involvement of cytochrome c in apoptosis has been demonstrated by the accumulating evidence. Cytochrome c release from mitochondria into cytosol has been observed in different cell lines such as Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9, Spodoptera litura Sl‐1 and Lymantria dispar LdFB. Silencing of cytochrome c expression significantly affected apoptosis and activation of caspase and the addition of cytochrome c to cell‐free extracts results in caspase activation, suggesting the activation of caspase is dependent on cytochrome c. Although Apaf‐1 has not been identified in Lepidoptera, the inhibitor of apoptosome formation can inhibit apoptosis and caspase activation. Cytochrome c may be exclusively required for Lepidoptera apoptosis.
Keywords:apoptosis  cytochrome c  Drosophila  insect  Lepidoptera
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