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Purification and Characterization of an Anti‐Apoptotic Protein Isolated from Lonomia obliqua Hemolymph
Author(s) -
Souza Alvaro P. B.,
Peixoto Cristina C.,
Maranga Luis,
Carvalhal Ana V.,
Moraes Roberto H. P.,
Z. Mendonça Rita M.,
Pereira Carlos A.,
Carrondo Manuel J. T.,
Mendonça Ronaldo Z.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biotechnology progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6033
pISSN - 8756-7938
DOI - 10.1021/bp049831p
Subject(s) - hemolymph , apoptosis , biology , flow cytometry , agarose gel electrophoresis , cell culture , microbiology and biotechnology , spodoptera , biochemistry , western blot , gel electrophoresis , programmed cell death , size exclusion chromatography , dna , gene , recombinant dna , genetics , enzyme
Previously it was reported that supplementation of insect cell culture with Lonomia obliqua hemolymph could extend culture longevity (Maranga et al. Biotechnol. Prog . 2003 , 19 , 58–63). In this work the anti‐apoptotic properties of this hemolymph in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf‐9) cell culture were investigated. The presence or absence of apoptotic cells was characterized by light microscopy, flow cytometry, and agarose gel electrophoresis. Hemolymph was fractionated by several ion exchange and gel filtration chromatographic steps for identification of the compounds responsible for this effect. Fractions exhibiting a potent anti‐apoptotic effect were isolated and tested in cell culture. A protein of about 51 kDa was identified, isolated, and tested for apoptosis inhibition. Addition of this purified protein to Sf‐9 cultures was able to prevent apoptosis induced by nutrient depletion as well as by potent apoptosis chemical inducers such as Actinomycin D. This work confirms that the enhanced culture longevity obtained by supplementation with L. obliqua hemolymph is due to the presence of potent anti‐apoptotic factors.