International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials

Korean Society of Sericultural Science (한국잠사학회)
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Synchronized Expression of Two Bombyx mori Caspase Family Genes, ice-2 and ice-5 in Cells Induced by Ultraviolet Irradiation

  • Wang, Wenbing (Institute of life sciences, Jiangsu University) ;
  • Sun, Ying (Institute of life sciences, Jiangsu University) ;
  • Song, Lina (Institute of life sciences, Jiangsu University) ;
  • Wu, Yan (Institute of life sciences, Jiangsu University) ;
  • Wu, Huiling (Institute of life sciences, Jiangsu University)
  • Published : 2008.09.30
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Abstract

The caspase family proteins play an important role in programmed cell death (apoptosis). To date, the expression profiles of the caspase family genes in Bombyx mori (Bm) are poorly known. In this study, we examined the expression profiles of two novel Bm caspase family genes (ice-2 and ice-5), the potential change of the mitochondrial membrane and the morphology in Bm cells after stimulation of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The results showed the potential change of the mitochondrial membrane occurred at 5 hours after UV irradiation treatment. Analysis of fluorescent quantitative RT-PCR demonstrated that both the ice-2 and ice-5 might be involved in UV induced apoptosis in Bm cells. Notably, after UV irradiating, expression pattern of ice-2 and ice-5 were remarkably different. The ice-2 gene was highly expressed at two time points, 0.5 and 5 hours after UV stimulating, while the expression level of ice-5 only peaked at 5 hours after UV stimulating. It indicated that apoptosis induced by UV irradiation was involved in the mitochondrial pathway and the two isoforms of Bm ice may act but play different role during the apoptosis of Bm cells.

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