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Liang Z, Hu S, Dong Y, Miao L, Zhu W, Feng B, Fu J, Luo M, Wang L, Dong Z. Molecular characterization and function of hif1a and fih1 in response to acute thermal stress in American shad (Alosa sapidissima). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2024; 50:1563-1581. [PMID: 38789648 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-024-01356-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
In order to evaluate the function of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (hif1α) and factor inhibiting hif1α (fih1) in response to thermal stress, we first conducted a functional analysis of A. sapidissima hif1α and fih1, and determined hif1α and fih1 expressions in different tissues in response to thermal stress based on identified housekeeping genes (HKGs). The results showed that hif1α and fih1 were mainly located in the nucleus and cytoplasm. The full length cDNA sequence of hif1α and fih1 was 4073 bp and 2759 bp, respectively. The cDNA sequence of hif1α includes 15 exons encoding 750 amino acid residues, and the full length cDNA sequence of fih1 contains 9 exons encoding 354 amino acid residues. During the acute thermal stress transferring from 16 ± 0.5 °C (control) to 20 ± 0.5 °C, 25 ± 0.5 °C, and 30 ± 0.5 °C for 15 min, it was found that the expression trends of hif1α and fih1 showed an inhibitory regulation in the heart, while they consistently expressed in brain, intestine, muscle, gill, kidney and liver. In conclusion, this is the first study to identify the tissue-specific HKGs in A. sapidissima and found that ef1α and β-actin are the most suitable HKGs. Hif1α and Fih1 are mainly the nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins, respectively, having high levels in the heart and brain. Alosa sapidissima countered a temperature increase from 16 to 25 ℃ by regulating the expressions of hif1α and fih1, but their physiological regulatory functions were unable to cope with acute thermal stress when the temperature difference was 14 ℃ (from 16 to 30 ℃).
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- Zhengyuan Liang
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.9 East Shanshui Road, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
- Wuxi Raysun Fishery Science and Technology Company, Xingyuan North Road No. 401, P.O. Box D20-501, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214000, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.9 East Shanshui Road, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.9 East Shanshui Road, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.9 East Shanshui Road, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Fisheries Technology Extension Center of Jiangsu Province, Hanzhongmen Street No. 300, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.9 East Shanshui Road, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.9 East Shanshui Road, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China.
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi Jiangsu, 214081, China.
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Dharmaratnam A, Sudhagar A, Nithianantham SR, Das S, Swaminathan TR. Evaluation of candidate reference genes for quantitative RTqPCR analysis in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) in healthy and CyHV-2 infected fish. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2021; 237:110270. [PMID: 34015681 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2021.110270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The accuracy of quantitative real time PCR (RTqPCR) can be attained only when a suitable reference gene is used. The gene expression for a particular gene may vary within different cells at different conditions. Hence, the suitability and stability of various potential reference genes have to be determined for expression studies. In this study, we have examined the potential of four different reference genes including β-Actin (ACTB), 18S ribosomal RNA (18S), glyceraldehyde-3P-dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and elongation factor 1 alpha (EF1AA) in seven different tissues including gill, liver, kidney, spleen, heart, muscle and intestine of goldfish (Carassius auratus). The housekeeping genes were analyzed from healthy fish and in CyHV-2 challenged fish. Based upon the real time PCR results the gene expression varied among the genes and in tissues. The expression levels of the housekeeping genes were then compared and evaluated with the RefFinder web tool which analyses results using four different algorithms - BestKeeper, delta Ct, geNorm and NormFinder. EF1AA was ranked to be the best gene in healthy fish by BestKeeper and geNorm analysis. The delta Ct and NormFinder algorithm have found 18S to be a stable gene in healthy fish but 18S was given to be least expressed in challenged fish. ACTB was also given as a stable gene by geNorm analysis in both healthy and challenged fish. Also, in CyHV-2 challenged fish, EF1AA was identified as the best gene by all the three analysis except by BestKeeper analysis, where it has ranked GADPH as the best housekeeping gene. Expression of the four candidate reference genes differed across all tissue types tested, inferring that a thorough study of the reference genes is necessary for cross tissue comparison. These results can be further used in the immune gene response study of goldfish infected with any viral pathogen to develop better health strategies in the disease management of goldfish aquaculture.
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- Arathi Dharmaratnam
- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, ICAR CMFRI Campus, Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India.
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, ICAR CMFRI Campus, Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, ICAR CMFRI Campus, Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, ICAR CMFRI Campus, Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India
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- Peninsular and Marine Fish Genetic Resources Centre, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, ICAR CMFRI Campus, Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India.
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Faheem M, Adeel M, Khaliq S, Lone KP, El-Din-H-Sayed A. Bisphenol-A induced antioxidants imbalance and cytokines alteration leading to immune suppression during larval development of Labeo rohita. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:26800-26809. [PMID: 32382907 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08959-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Recently, the oxidative stress and immunotoxicity biomarkers have been extensively used in embryotoxicity using fish embryos as promising models especially after exposure to chemical-like environmental estrogens. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an estrogenic endocrine disruptor and is ubiquitous in the aquatic environment. Larvae of Labeo rohita were exposed to low concentrations of BPA (10, 100, 1000 μg/l) for 21 days. Innate immune system, antioxidants parameters, and developmental alterations were used as biomarkers. Exposure to BPA caused developmental abnormalities including un-inflated swim bladder, delayed yolk sac absorption, spinal curvature, and edema of pericardium. Lipid peroxidation increased and activity of catalase (p < 0.05), superoxide dismutase (p < 0.05), and glutathione peroxidase (p < 0.01) decreased after exposure to BPA. Level of reduced glutathione also decreased (p < 0.05) in BPA-exposed group. Lower expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (p < 0.05) and interferon-γ (p < 0.001) was observed in BPA-exposed groups while expression of interleukin-10 increased (p < 0.05) in larvae exposed to 10 μg/l BPA. Moreover, exposure of BPA caused a concentration-dependent increase in expression of heat shock protein 70 (p < 0.05). The present study showed that the exposure to BPA in early life stages of Labeo rohita caused oxidative stress and suppress NF-κB signaling pathway leading to immunosuppression. The results presented here demonstrate the cross talk between heat shock protein 70 and cytokines expression.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
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Faheem M, Jahan N, Khaliq S, Lone KP. Modulation of brain kisspeptin expression after bisphenol-A exposure in a teleost fish, Catla catla. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2019; 45:33-42. [PMID: 29971526 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-018-0532-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) affect the neuroendocrine system which in turn influences the reproductive regulation. Neuronal genes disrupted by EDCs are the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh2), the Kiss/GPR54 system that regulates gonadotropin release and cyp19b gene encoding brain aromatase. In the present study, pubertal Catla catla expected to spawn for first the time in the coming season were exposed to graded concentration of bisphenol-A (10, 100, 1000 μg/l) for 14 days. Messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of neuroendocrine genes, i.e., kisspeptins and their receptors, gonadotropin-releasing hormone type II and brain aromatase were studied after 14 days exposure. Results showed that bisphenol-A (BPA) strongly upregulated expression of kiss1, kiss2, gpr54a, and gnrh2 in fish exposed to 10 μg/l BPA. Fish exposed to 1000 μg/l BPA, expression of kiss1 and gnrh2 were comparable to control while kiss2 mRNA increased compared to controls. Brain aromatase (cyp19b) mRNA expression increased in fish exposed to both 10 and 1000 μg/l BPA. These results indicate that BPA exposure can disrupt organization of the kisspeptin signaling pathways. This neuroendocrine disruption may be the underlying mechanism by which a suite of reproductive abnormalities are induced.
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- Mehwish Faheem
- Department of Zoology, Government College University, Near Nasir Bagh, Katchery Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University, Near Nasir Bagh, Katchery Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology and Cell biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology and Cell biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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