期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 37, 期 3-4, 页码 438-445出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.02.003
关键词
Integrin beta 1; Hemocytes; Spreading; Encapsulation; Polymerization of F-actin
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30500059, 30971964]
- International Foundation for Science [C3680-2]
Insect hemocytes must change their state from non-adhesive to adhesive when they spread on or encapsulate foreign invaders. Although integrin beta has been reported to play an important role in hemocyte spreading and encapsulation in several insects, how it is involved in the encapsulation process is still unclear. Here we report that integrin beta 1 of Ostrinia furnacalis (Ofint beta 1) may modulate plasmatocyte spreading by regulating polymerization of F-actin and further affecting formation of capsules. In the Sephadex A-25 bead-injected larvae, hemocytes forming capsules expressed approximately ten times more Ofint beta 1 than hemocytes that are free in circulation in hemolymph. When the expression of Ofint beta 1 in hemocytes was inhibited by dsRNA of Ofint beta 1 (dsINT), polymerization of F-actin in hemocytes, especially in plasmatocytes, was significantly decreased, spreading of plasmatocytes was inhibited, and encapsulation rate of Sephadex beads was also significantly decreased. Furthermore, hemocytes formed individual aggregates on beads in the dsINT injected larvae, while hemocytes formed complete capsules surrounding the beads in the control larvae; and most of the hemocytes on the beads in the dsINT-injected larvae assumed round forms rather than spread forms. Based on these results, we speculate that integrins on cellular membranes may modulate hemocyte spreading by regulating polymerization of F-actin and further affecting encapsulation of foreign objects. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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