MiR-155 regulates apoptosis induced by FC-EPS incubation via targeting the talin-1 gene in EPC
Incubation of Flavobacterium columnare exopolysaccharide(FC-EPS)significantly increases the expression of miR-155 in epithelioma papulosum cyprinid(EPC)cell line,leading to cell apoptosis.In order to study the mechanism of miR-155 in FC-EPS induced apoptosis,RNAi technology was used in this research.It was found that both overexpression of miR-155 and talin-1 knockout could inhibit apoptosis induced by FC-EPS incub-ation.Then,talin-1 was identified as the target protein of miR-155 by EMSA assay.During the process of apop-tosis induced by FC-EPS incubation,the Talin-1 protein was significantly increased,and the activation of apop-tosis executioner caspase-3 protein was detected.At the same time,two talin-1 isomers(about 200 ku and 250 ku,respectively)were obtained.Subsequently,the talin-1 gene inserted in plasmid pcDNA3.1 was constructed and transfected into EPC cells,the overexpressed Talin-1 protein delayed and prolonged the process of apoptosis,and two Talin-1 isomers mentioned above were detected.However,apoptosis did not occur when EPC cells were trans-fected with FC-EPS;on this occasion,the Talin-1 protein in EPC went down at first,then returned to normal level.Hence,in the context of apoptosis induced by FC-EPS incubation,EPC cells reduces apoptosis by regulating the level of mRNA and protein transcription of talin-1 through up-regulation of miR-155 and producing Talin-1 iso-mers.This paper provides a new idea for effective prevention and treatment of F.columnare diseases.