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. 2021 Feb 26;11(3):185. doi: 10.3390/life11030185

Table 1.

A synopsis of the apoptotic pathways induced by animal CoVs discussed in this review.

Coronavirus Strain In Vitro/In Vivo Apoptotic Pathway Ref.
Alphacoronaviruses
PEDV
Host: swine
SM98-1 Vero
Tissue specimens from duodenum, jejunum and ileum
↑AIF [30]
AJ1102 Vero 12 apoptotic proteins [31]
8aa and KD Vero caspase 6 or 7 [32]
CV777 or SM98 Vero, Vero-E6, and Marc-145 cells ↑caspase-3, ↑caspase-8,
AIFM1 and PARP cleavage
[33]
Shaanxi Vero ↑ p53, ↑ ROS [34]
DR13, CV777, rDR13att-ORF3CV777
rDR13att-ORF3NY
rDR13att-∆ORF3
LR7, Vero CCL-81 ↓caspase-3 Cleavage
[35]
CH/SXYL/2016 Vero G0/G1 arrest, ↑p53 [36]
CV777 Vero, immortalized pig small intestinal mucosal epithelial cells ↑apoptosis [37]
YC2014, CV777 IPEC-J2 ↑JAK-STAT, ↑NF-kB
↓PI3K-AKT/mTOR
[38]
CV777 IPEC-J2 ↓PI3K/Akt
↑mTOR upstream regulators (ATP6V1G1, FZD2 and LAMTOR2), ↑ PTEN
[39]
TGEV
Host: swine
Shaanxi PK-15 ↓p300/CBP, ↓MDM2
↑p53, p38 MAPK
[28]
Shaanxi PK-15 ↑ROS, ↑p53, p38 MAPK [45]
Shaanxi PK-15 ↑AIFM1, PARP cleavage, ↑ROS [46]
Shaanxi PK-15 ↑Fas/FasL, ↑Bid, ↑Bax, ↓Bcl-2
↑ cleaved PARP, ↑caspase 8,9,3
[47]
Shaanxi PK-15 S and G2/M cycle arrest
↑p53, ↑p21
[48]
Purdue-11 HRT18 caspase 3,6,7,8,9 [49]
Shaanxi PK-15 miR-27b, ↓RUNX1
↓Bax, caspase 3,9
[50]
SADS-CoV
Host: swine
SADS-CoV Vero, IPI-2I ↑ Fas/FasL
↑ caspase 8,9, 3, PARP cleavage
[52]
FECV
Host: Feline (cat)
79-1146 Feline peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, CD21+ cells, peritoneal exudate cells (PEC), alveolar macrophages, and WEHI-164 murine sarcoma cells ↑TNF-α [56]
79–1146 CRFK ↑PDL1 [57]
FIPV-m3c-2 Peritoneal cells ↑ Fas, TNF, Bax, Bak, Bix, Bid, Traf2 [58]
FIPV 79-1146 CRFK ↓TNF, TGFbeta, STAT3 [59]
FIPV 79-1146 CRFK p53, p38 MAPK, VEGF [60]
CCoV
Host: Canine (dog)
Type I, 1–71 A-72 ↑ caspase 3 [63]
Type II, S/378 A-72 PARP, Bid cleavage
↑ caspase 8,9,3,6
[64]
Type II, S/378 A-72 ↑TRAIL, ↑ Fas/FasL, ↓Bcl-2 [67]
Betacoronaviruses
MHV
Host: mouse
A59 17Cl-1 caspase dependent [78]
MHV-3 A/J and BALB/c macrophages fgl2 prothrombinase [79]
MHV-3 BTLA-deficient (BTLA-/-) mice TRAIL [81]
A59 oligodendrocytes apoptosis [84]
JHM CG-4 ↑Fas/FasL/FADD/procaspase 8 [103]
MHV-2 thymus apoptosis [86]
PHEV
Host: swine
HEV-67N PK-15 ↑ Fas/FasL
↑ caspase 8,9, 3, PARP cleavage
[90]
67Ν Four- to six-week-old female BALB/c mice ↑bak1,
↑caspase 1,3,4,7,8,12
[91]
ECoV
Host: horse
NC99 MDBK ↑caspase 3,7,8,9 [94]
Gammacoronaviruses
IBV
Host: avian
Beaudette Vero ↑ caspase 3, ↑ cleaved PARP [99]
Beaudette Vero p53 independent [100]
Beaudette Vero ↑ Bak [101]
ck/CH/LDL/091022 Chicken kidney tissue ↑Bcl2, Fas, ↓clusterin [102]
SCDY2
SCK2
Chicken kidney tissue BCL2L1, GADD45, STAT3
[103]
Beaudette Vero ↑ PERK, PKR, ATF3, ATF4, GADD153, TRIB3,↓ Bcl2, ERKs [104]
Beaudette Vero, H1299, Huh-7 ↑ MKK7, JNK, ↓Bcl-2 [105]
Beaudette Vero, H1299 ↑ ERK1/2, ↑cJUN, JUNB, JUND, cFOS, FOSB [106]
Beaudette Vero PARP cleavage [107]
Beaudette macrophage HD11 ↑ Fas/FasL,↑ caspase 8,9, 3
↓Bcl-2
[108]
Deltacoronaviruses
PDCoV
Host: swine
KNU16-07 ST cells Bax, cytochrome C, caspase 9 [112]
CH/XJYN/2016 LLC-PK ↑ caspase 8,7,3, ↓ PARP [113]