Apoptosis-inducing factor 1 mediates Vibrio splendidus-induced coelomocyte apoptosis via importin ß dependent nuclear translocation in Apostichopus japonicus.
Fish Shellfish Immunol
; 148: 109491, 2024 May.
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As is well known, apoptosis is an important form of immune response and immune regulation, particularly playing a crucial role in combating microbial infections. Apoptosis-inducing factor 1 (AIF-1) is essential for apoptosis to induce chromatin condensation and DNA fragmentation via a caspase-independent pathway. The nuclear translocation of AIF-1 is a key step in apoptosis but the molecular mechanism is still unclear. In this study, the homologous gene of AIF-1, named AjAIF-1, was cloned and identified in Apostichopus japonicus. The mRNA expression of AjAIF-1 was significantly increased by 46.63-fold after Vibrio splendidus challenge. Silencing of AjAIF-1 was found to significantly inhibit coelomocyte apoptosis because the apoptosis rate of coelomocyte decreased by 0.62-fold lower compared with the control group. AjAIF-1 was able to promote coelomocyte apoptosis through nuclear translocation under the V. splendidus challenge. Moreover, AjAIF-1 and Ajimportin ß were mainly co-localized around the nucleus in vivo and silencing Ajimportin ß significantly inhibited the nuclear translocation of AjAIF-1 and suppressed coelomocyte apoptosis by 0.64-fold compared with control. In summary, nuclear translocation of AjAIF-1 will likely mediate coelomocyte apoptosis through an importin ß-dependent pathway in sea cucumber.
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