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Journal of Virology, July 2005, p. 8388-8399, Vol. 79, No. 13
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.79.13.8388-8399.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Flavivirus Activates Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Signaling To Block Caspase-Dependent Apoptotic Cell Death at the Early Stage of Virus Infection

Chyan-Jang Lee,1,2 Ching-Len Liao,1,3 and Yi-Ling Lin1,2,4*

Graduate Institute of Life Sciences,1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology,3 National Defense Medical Center, Institute of Biomedical Sciences,2 Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China4

Received 29 October 2004/ Accepted 7 March 2005

Flaviviruses such as dengue virus (DEN) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) are medically important in humans. The lipid kinase, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and its downstream target Akt have been implicated in the regulation of diverse cellular functions such as proliferation, and apoptosis. Since JEV and DEN appear to trigger apoptosis in cultured cells at a rather late stage of infection, we evaluated the possible roles of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in flavivirus-infected cells. We found that Akt phosphorylation was noticeable in the JEV- and DEN serotype 2 (DEN-2)-infected neuronal N18 cells in an early, transient, PI3K- and lipid raft-dependent manner. Blocking of PI3K activation by its specific inhibitor LY294002 or wortmannin greatly enhanced virus-induced cytopathic effects (CPEs), even at an early stage of infection, but had no effect on virus production. This severe CPE was characterized as apoptotic cell death as evidenced by TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling) staining and cleavage of caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Mechanically, the initiator and effector caspases involved are mainly caspase-9 and caspase-6, since only a pan-caspase inhibitor and the inhibitors preferentially target caspase-9 and -6, but not the ones antagonizing caspase-8, -3, or -7 alleviated the levels of PARP cleavage after virus infection and PI3K blockage. Furthermore, Bcl-2 appears to be a crucial mediator downstream of PI3K/Akt signaling, since overexpression of Bcl-2 reduced virus-induced apoptosis even when PI3K activation was repressed. Collectively, our results suggest an antiapoptotic role for the PI3K/Akt pathway triggered by JEV and DEN-2 to protect infected cells from early apoptotic cell death.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academy Rd., Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China. Phone: (886)-2-2652-3902. Fax: (886)-2-2785-8847. E-mail: yll{at}ibms.sinica.edu.tw.

Journal of Virology, July 2005, p. 8388-8399, Vol. 79, No. 13
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JVI.79.13.8388-8399.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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