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Wu N, Zhang XY, Huang B, Zhang N, Zhang XJ, Guo X, Chen XL, Zhang Y, Wu H, Li S, Li AH, Zhang YA. Investigating the potential immune role of fish NCAMs: Molecular cloning and expression analysis in mandarin fish. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 46:765-777. [PMID: 26277647 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
The immune role of NCAMs has been revealed in mammals, yet there is no such report in fish. Hence, we analyzed the molecular characterizations and immune-associated expression patterns of NCAMs in mandarin fish. Three NCAM members, named mfNCAM1a, mfNCAM1b and mfNCAM2, were identified. Among the cDNA sequences of mfNCAMs, AU-rich elements in the 3' UTRs of mfNCAM1b and mfNCAM2 as well as VASE sequences in the fourth Ig-like domain-encoding regions of mfNCAM1a and mfNCAM1b were discovered. Moreover, the syntenic analysis suggested that the duplication of NCAM1 is fish-specific. At mRNA and protein levels, the expression analyses revealed that mfNCAMs existed in both systemic and mucosal immune tissues, and located within lymphoid cells. Upon stimulated either by LPS or poly I:C, the expression level of mfNCAM1a was significantly up-regulated in head kidney, spleen, liver, and gut, whereas mfNCAM1b only in head kidney and liver, and mfNCAM2 only in liver. Additionally, the cells coexpressed mfNCAM1 and mfNCCRP-1 might imply the equivalents to mammalian NK cells. Our finding firstly demonstrates the member-specific immune-related tissue expression pattern and immune activity for fish NCAMs. Current data indicate that mfNCAM2 has little immune activity, while the immune activity of mfNCAM1a exists in more tissues than mfNCAM1b, and mfNCAM1a may tend to respond more actively to viral while mfNCAM1b to bacterial stimulants. Additionally, NCAM1b should be a fish-specific member with unique immune function, judging from its different expression pattern, immune activity as well as phylogenetic relationship to mfNCAM1a.
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- Nan Wu
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Fisheries, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 4302231, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Kelemen O, Convertini P, Zhang Z, Wen Y, Shen M, Falaleeva M, Stamm S. Function of alternative splicing. Gene 2013; 514:1-30. [PMID: 22909801 PMCID: PMC5632952 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.07.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 504] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Revised: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Almost all polymerase II transcripts undergo alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Here, we review the functions of alternative splicing events that have been experimentally determined. The overall function of alternative splicing is to increase the diversity of mRNAs expressed from the genome. Alternative splicing changes proteins encoded by mRNAs, which has profound functional effects. Experimental analysis of these protein isoforms showed that alternative splicing regulates binding between proteins, between proteins and nucleic acids as well as between proteins and membranes. Alternative splicing regulates the localization of proteins, their enzymatic properties and their interaction with ligands. In most cases, changes caused by individual splicing isoforms are small. However, cells typically coordinate numerous changes in 'splicing programs', which can have strong effects on cell proliferation, cell survival and properties of the nervous system. Due to its widespread usage and molecular versatility, alternative splicing emerges as a central element in gene regulation that interferes with almost every biological function analyzed.
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- Olga Kelemen
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Xiong XD, Chen GH. Research progress on the age-related changes in proteins of the synaptic active zone. Physiol Behav 2010; 101:1-12. [PMID: 20433861 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Neurotransmitter release during synaptic transmission is mediated by the presynaptic active zone. Multiple protein components at the active zone region interact to regulate docking, priming and fusion of the synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic membrane to maintain normal neurotransmitter release. This review discusses research progress in questions of protein transcript and expression pattern changes at the synaptic active zone related to aging and whether these changes have the effects on learning and memory. We will specifically address normal synaptic structure and proteins; active zone structure and components; active zone functional regulation and age-related changes in active zone proteins.
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- Xiang-Dong Xiong
- People's Hospital of Lu'an City (The Fifth Clinical College of Anhui Medical University), Lu'an City 237005, Anhui Province, PR China.
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Chen GH, Wang YJ, Qin S, Yang QG, Zhou JN, Liu RY. Age-related spatial cognitive impairment is correlated with increase of synaptotagmin 1 in dorsal hippocampus in SAMP8 mice. Neurobiol Aging 2007; 28:611-8. [PMID: 16677738 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2005] [Revised: 02/28/2006] [Accepted: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The age-related decline of learning and memory is a common phenomenon in humans and animals, even though the underlying mechanism is not yet known. In the present study, we propose that synaptotagmin 1 (Syt 1) might be a synaptic protein involved in the loss of learning and memory with aging. To test this hypothesis, the age-related spatial cognitive ability of 36 P8 mice (15 mice aged 4 months, 11 mice aged 8 months and 10 mice aged 13 months) was measured in a Morris water maze. After the behavioral test, both the protein and mRNA levels of Syt 1 were determined in the dorsal hippocampus by means of immunocytochemistry and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively. In the Morris water maze, the latency of the 4-month mice to find the submerged platform was significantly shorter than that of the older mice, while there were no significant differences between the 8- and 13-month-old mice in this respect. Compared to the 4-month-old mice, the Syt 1 protein in the 13-month-old mice was significantly increased in almost all layers of each subfield of the hippocampus. The average level of Syt 1 mRNA in the dorsal hippocampus of the P8 mice had not changed with aging. The latency of the 13-month-old P8 mice tested in the Morris water maze was positively correlated with the Syt 1 immunoreactivity in four circuit-specific regions in the dorsal hippocampus. Interestingly, the latency in the Morris water maze was also positively correlated with the level of Syt 1 mRNA in the dorsal hippocampus in individual aged P8 mouse. These results suggest that increased Syt 1 in the dorsal hippocampus in aged mice might be responsible for the age-related impairment of learning and memory.
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- Gui-Hai Chen
- Department of Neurology, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China
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Chen GH, Wang YJ, Wang XM, Zhou JN, Liu RY. Effect of aging on species-typical behaviors in senescence-accelerated mouse. Physiol Behav 2005; 85:536-45. [PMID: 16005914 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2004] [Revised: 05/29/2005] [Accepted: 06/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The species-typical behaviors have been extensively studied, especially in the rodents. But little is known about whether the aging impacts on these species-typical behaviors. In the present study, the species-typical behaviors, including burrowing, hoarding and nesting, were assessed in the accelerated senescence-prone mouse 8 (SAMP8, P8) and the control strain senescence-resistant mouse 1 (SAMR1, R1). Total 147 SAM mice including 74 P8 mice and 73 R1 mice were grouped according to the age, 3, 7 and 11 months, respectively. In the hoarding test, an age-related increase was observed in the both P8 and R1 mice, whereas in the burrowing task, the age-related increment only took place in the P8 mice. The nesting ability in the P8 mice at different ages was inferior to that in the age-matched R1 mice, and the 3-month P8 mice showed the poorest nesting ability. The principal component analysis revealed that the burrowing, hoarding and nesting tests detected the different aspects of species-typical behaviors respectively for all mice combined. Our findings indicated that all tasks of hoarding, burrowing and nesting could detect the aging effect in the P8 mice, whereas, only the hoarding test could detect the aging effect in the R1 mice. These different species-typical behaviors were dissociable.
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- Gui-Hai Chen
- Department of Neurology, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, PR China
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