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Regulation of the insect immune response: the effect of hemolin on cellular immune mechanisms. 1996

H Lanz-Mendoza, and R Bettencourt, and M Fabbri, and I Faye
Department of Genetics, Stockholm University, Sweden.

Hemolin is a bacteria-inducible protein of the immunoglobulin superfamily identified in the silk moth Hyalophora cecropia. The role of this protein, in hemocyte aggregation and phagocytosis, was studied in vitro. Hemocyte aggregation, stimulated by phorbol myristate acetate or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), was prevented by hemolin in a dose-dependent fashion, but hemolin did not disrupt aggregates once they had been formed. Furthermore, hemolin was able to stimulate phagocytic activity in both hemocytes and hemocytic mbn-2 cells and this activity was enhanced by LPS. The enhanced phagocytosis produced by a combination of hemolin and LPS was prevented by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors staurosporine and H-7, and PKC activity in hemocyte crude extracts was enhanced by hemolin and LPS, with the highest activity observed in the presence of both. Hemolin affected tyrosine phosphorylation of hemocyte proteins, enhancing the phosphorylation of two proteins of 20 and 30 kDa and preventing tyrosine phosphorylation of two proteins of 35 and 40 kDa. These results suggest that hemolin is involved in the regulation of the cellular immune responses via a pathway that includes PKC activation and protein tyrosine phosphorylation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007136 Immunoglobulins Multi-subunit proteins which function in IMMUNITY. They are produced by B LYMPHOCYTES from the IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENES. They are comprised of two heavy (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS) and two light chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) with additional ancillary polypeptide chains depending on their isoforms. The variety of isoforms include monomeric or polymeric forms, and transmembrane forms (B-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS) or secreted forms (ANTIBODIES). They are divided by the amino acid sequence of their heavy chains into five classes (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M) and various subclasses. Globulins, Immune,Immune Globulin,Immune Globulins,Immunoglobulin,Globulin, Immune
D009036 Moths Insects of the suborder Heterocera of the order LEPIDOPTERA. Antheraea,Giant Silkmoths,Giant Silkworms,Silkmoths, Giant,Silkworms, Giant,Antheraeas,Giant Silkmoth,Giant Silkworm,Moth,Silkmoth, Giant,Silkworm, Giant
D010587 Phagocytosis The engulfing and degradation of microorganisms; other cells that are dead, dying, or pathogenic; and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES). Phagocytoses
D011506 Proteins Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein. Gene Products, Protein,Gene Proteins,Protein,Protein Gene Products,Proteins, Gene
D002449 Cell Aggregation The phenomenon by which dissociated cells intermixed in vitro tend to group themselves with cells of their own type. Aggregation, Cell,Aggregations, Cell,Cell Aggregations
D006434 Hemocytes Any blood or formed element especially in invertebrates. Hemocyte
D006458 Hemolymph The blood/lymphlike nutrient fluid of some invertebrates. Hemolymphs
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D019476 Insect Proteins Proteins found in any species of insect. Insect Protein,Protein, Insect,Proteins, Insect

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