title: BCL-2 does not control programmed cell death in the IPLB-LdFB cell line from the insect Lymantria dispar.
abstract: In the insect Lymantria dispar cell line IPLB-LdFB the presence of a Bcl-2-like molecule has been demonstrated. The Western blot analysis performed on the cells incubated with 2-deoxy-D-ribose (dRib), an apoptotic inducer, revealed that, in comparison with the control, the Bcl-2 expression was unaffected. Furthermore, incubation of the insect cells with an anti-Bcl-2 polyclonal antibody inhibited the apoptotic effect induced by dRib, and provoked mitochondrial membrane depolarization without any apoptotic phenomena. Similar behaviour was observed using the K+ ionophore valinomycin. From these findings, we hypothesize that the L. dispar Bcl-2-like protein is essential for maintenance of the mitochondrial membrane potential, but not, as usually thought, for the regulation of programmed cell death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Biology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. ottoviani.enzo@unimo.it
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ottaviani
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malagoli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003855:Deoxyribose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014634:Valinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007476:Ionophores; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D009599:Nitroprusside; D014634:Valinomycin; D003855:Deoxyribose; D011188:Potassium