Incomplete Caspase 3 Activation and Mitigation of Apoptosis in Hibernating Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus lateralis.
Physiol Biochem Zool
; 96(2): 128-137, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
AbstractHibernating golden-mantled ground squirrels, Spermophilus [Callospermophilus] lateralis, tolerate proapoptotic conditions, such as low body temperature, anorexia, acidosis, and ischemia/reperfusion. Avoiding widespread apoptosis is critical for hibernator survival. Caspase 3, the key executioner of apoptosis, cleaves a majority of apoptotic targets. Under proapoptotic conditions, inactive procaspase 3 (32 kDa) is activated when cleaved into 17- and 12-kDa fragments (p32, p17, and p12, respectively). Caspase 3 activation results in extreme enzymatic activation. Activity increases >10,000-fold followed by apoptotic execution. Is widespread apoptosis occurring during the proapoptotic hibernation season? Western blots showed p17 increased â¼2-fold during hibernation, indicating caspase 3 activation. However, in vitro caspase 3 activity assays found no extreme increases in activity. Downstream caspase 3 targets ICAD (inhibitor of caspase-activated deoxyribonuclease) and PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase) did not experience elevated cleavage during hibernation, which is inconsistent with caspase 3 activation. TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling) assays from multiple tissues found only 0.001%-0.009% of cells were TUNEL positive during winter, indicating negligible apoptosis during hibernation. Typically, caspase 3 activation generates a strong commitment toward apoptosis. We found that despite a â¼2-fold increase in active caspase 3, hibernators experience no downstream caspase 3 activity or widespread apoptosis. A systems-level approach suggests an incomplete signaling cascade wherein some caspase 3 activation during hibernation does not necessarily lead to bona fide apoptosis.
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Sciuridae
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Apoptose
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Animals
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Physiol Biochem Zool
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BIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
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2023
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