Functional analysis of the Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus IAP1 and IAP2 |
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Authors: | XianDong Zeng Fang Nan ChangYong Liang JianHua Song Qian Wang Just M. Vlak XinWen Chen |
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Affiliation: | State Key Lab of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 11, Wageningen, Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) contains three apoptosis suppressor genes: p35, iap1 and iap2. AcMNPV P35 functions as a pancaspase inhibitor, but the function of IAP1 and IAP2 has not been entirely resolved. In this paper, we analyze the function of IAP1 and IAP2 in de-tail. AcMNPV with p35-deletion inhibited the apoptosis of BTI-Tn-5B1-4 (Tn-Hi5) cells induced by a Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid NPV (HearNPV) infection and rescued the replication of HearNPV and BV production in these cells. Transient-expression experiments indicated that both IAP1 and IAP2 suppress apoptosis of Tn-Hi5 cells during HearNPV infection. Recombinant HearNPVs ex-pressing AcMNPV iap1, iap2 and p35, respectively, not only prevented apoptosis but also allowed HearNPV to replicate in Tn-Hi5 cells. However, the iap1, iap2 and p35 genes when expressed in HearNPV were unable to rescue BV production. These results indicate that both AcMNPV iap1 and iap2 function independently as apoptosis inhibitors of and are potential host range factors. |
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Keywords: | iap1 iap2 AcMNPV HearNPV |
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