Induction of apoptosis in a flounder gill cell line by lymphocystis disease virus infection |
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| Authors: | Hu G-B Cong R-S Fan T-J Mei X-G |
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| Institution: | College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. huguobin@mail.ouc.edu.cn |
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| Abstract: | Lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV), a large icosahedral DNA virus classified to the iridovirus family, is the causative agent of lymphocystis, a disease which occurs in marine and freshwater fish species and is characterized by formation of papilloma-like lesions on the surface of the skin. In vitro, LCDV infection causes flounder gill cells, an adherent cell line, to exhibit an obvious cytopathic effect (CPE). In order to test whether apoptosis is responsible for the observed CPE, cells infected with LCDV at a multiplicity of infection (m.o.i.) of 5 PFU per cell were examined at various time intervals for the appearance of apoptotic signs. Nuclear fragmentation, DNA laddering and caspase activation were observed in the infected cells at the time (i.e. 10 days post-infection) when an intensive CPE was observed. These findings demonstrate that LCDV is capable of inducing apoptosis in vitro, which is different from the result of LCDV infection in vivo, and consequently suggest an intricate LCDV-host interaction. |
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| Keywords: | apoptosis flounder gill cell line lymphocystis disease virus virus–host interaction |
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