Vip3Aa induces apoptosis in cultured Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells
Vip3Aa induces apoptosis in cultured Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells
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Vip3Aa 诱导培养的草地贪夜蛾 (Sf9) 细胞凋亡
DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.07.019
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发表时间:
2016-09-15
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2.8
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Cai, Jun
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作者:
Jiang, Kun;Mei, Si-qi;Cai, Jun
The vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip) secreted by many Bacillus thuringiensis strains during their vegetative growth stage are regarded as second generation insecticidal proteins, as they share no sequence or structural homology with known crystal insecticidal proteins (Cry) and have a broad insecticidal spectrum. Compared with insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs), the insecticidal mechanisms of Vips have been little studied. Here we investigated the mechanism responsible for Vip3Aa toxicity in cultured insect cells. Using, flow cytometry analyzes, TUNEL staining and DNA fragmentatioh assays, we show that Vip3Aa can induce apoptosis in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells and cause cells to arrest at the G2/M phase. We also show that Vip3Aa can disrupt mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi m), leading to the activation of Sf-caspase-1, suggesting that a mitochondrial mediated and caspase dependent pathway may be involved in Vip3Aa-induced apoptosis in Sf9 cells. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.