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Dai Y, Lv Z, You M, Sun L, Li C. PPARα alleviates inflammation via inhibiting NF-κB/Rel pathway in Vibrio splendidus challenged Apostichopus japonicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 135:108701. [PMID: 36948368 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Organisms trigger pro-inflammatory responses to resist the invasion of foreign pathogens in the early infection stage. However, excessive or chronic inflammation can also cause several diseases. We previously validated IL-17 from sea cucumbers mediated inflammatory response by the IL-17R-TRAF6 axis. But the anti-inflammatory effect was largely unknown in the species. In this study, the conserved PPARα gene was obtained from Apostichopus japonicus by RNA-seq and RACE approaches. The expression of AjPPARα was found to be significantly induced at the late stage of infection not only in Vibrio splendidus-challenged sea cucumbers, but also in LPS-exposed coelomocytes, which was negative correlation to that of AjIL-17 and AjNLRP3. Both silencing AjPPARα by specific siRNA and treatment with AjPAPRα inhibitor MK-886 could significantly upregulate the transcriptional levels of pro-inflammatory factors the AjIL-17 and AjNLRP3. The infiltration of inflammatory cells and tissues damage were also detected in the body walls in the same condition. In contrast, AjPAPRα agonist of WY14643 treatment could alleviate the V. splendidus-induced tissue injury. To further explore the molecular mechanism of AjPPARα-mediated anti-inflammatory in A. japonicus, the expression of the transcriptional factors of AjStat5 and AjRel (subunit of NF-κB) were investigated under AjPPARα aberrant expression conditions and found that AjRel exhibited a negative regulatory relationship to AjPPARα. Furthermore, silencing AjRel was led to down-regulation of AjIL-17 and AjNLRP3. Taken together, our results supported that AjPPARα exerted anti-inflammatory effects through inhibiting AjRel in response to V. splendidus infection.
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- Yingfen Dai
- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Zhen Z, Wenwen Y, Guanghui H, Chenghua L, Zhimeng L. AjTGFβ alleviates V. splendidus-induced inflammation through SMADs pathway in Apostichopus japonicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 134:108593. [PMID: 36746229 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The inhibition of inflammatory response is an essential process to control the development of inflammation and is an important step to protect the organism from excessive inflammatory damage. As a pleiotropic cytokine, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) plays a regulatory role in inhibiting inflammation in vertebrates. To investigate the role of TGF-β in the regulation of inflammation in invertebrates, we cloned and characterized the TGF-β gene from Apostichopus japonicus via rapid amplification of cDNA ends, and the sample was designated as AjTGF-β. For Vibrio splendidus-challenged sea cucumbers, the expression of AjTGF-β mRNAs in coelomocytes decreased at 96 h (0.27-fold), which was contrary to the trend of inflammation. AjTGF-β was expressed in all tissues with the highest expression in the body wall. When AjTGF-β was knocked down by using small interfering RNA (siRNA-KD) to 0.45-fold, AjSMAD 2/3 and AjSMAD6 were downregulated to 0.32- and 0.05-fold compared with the control group, respectively. Furthermore, when the damaged sea cucumber was challenged by V. splendidus co-incubated with rAjTGF-β, the damage area had no extensive inflammation, and damaged repair appeared at 72 h compared with the Vs + BSA group, in which the expression of AjSMAD 2/3 was upregulated by 1.35-fold. Under this condition, AjSMAD 2/3 silencing alleviated rAjTGF-β-induced damage recovery. Moreover, rAjTGF-β slightly induced the collagen I expression from 6.13 ng/mL to 7.84 ng/mL, and collagen III was upregulated from 6.23 ng/mL to 6.89 ng/mL compared with the Vs + BSA group. This finding indicates that AjTGF-β negatively regulated the inflammatory progress and accelerated the repair of damage by AjSMADs to regulate the collagens expression.
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- Zhang Zhen
- State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China.
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- State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China.
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Cao B, Chen Y, Cui J, Sun Y, Xu T. Zw10 negatively regulates the MyD88-mediated NF-κB signaling through autophagy in teleost fish. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 132:104401. [PMID: 35339534 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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MyD88 is a typical street protein of the TLRs signaling pathway and is a central player in innate immune signaling, which can regulate the NF-κB signaling pathway and promote downstream inflammatory factors. However, studies on the molecular mechanisms of the MyD88-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway in teleosts have been poorly reported. In this study, we report that Zw10 targets MyD88 to inhibit NF-κB activation. Zw10 inhibits cell proliferation and MyD88-mediated innate immunity in fish. Zw10 interacts with MyD88, and its Δ2 domain is very critical for MyD88 degradation. In addition, we found that Zw10 degrade MyD88 by autophagy, thereby negatively regulating the MyD88-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway. This study not only enriches the research on the innate immunity of teleost fish, but also provides insights for the regulating mechanism for mammals.
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- Baolan Cao
- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, China; National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Ocean University, China.
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- Laboratory of Fish Molecular Immunology, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Laboratory of Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources (Shanghai Ocean University), Ministry of Education, China; National Pathogen Collection Center for Aquatic Animals, Shanghai Ocean University, China.
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Zhou F, Sun L, Shao Y, Zhang X, Li C. AMPK-mediated glutaminolysis maintains coelomocytes redox homeostasis in Vibrio splendidus-challenged Apostichopus japonicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 122:170-180. [PMID: 35150828 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Glutaminolysis has been proved to play an irreplaceable role in vertebrate immunity, including effects on cytokine production, bacterial killing, and redox homeostasis maintenance. Our previous metabolomics analysis indicated that glutaminolysis metabolic substrates glutamine (Gln) and metabolites glutamate (Glu) were significantly lower in Skin ulceration syndrome (SUS)-diseased Apostichopus japonicus. To further delineate the role of glutaminolysis, we assayed the levels of Gln and Glu. We found that their contents in coelomocytes were decreased, accompanied by an increase in glutathione (GSH) in pathogen-challenged Apostichopus japonicus. Consistently, the mRNA transcripts of three key genes in glutaminolysis (AjASCT2, AjGOT, and AjGCS) were significantly induced. Moreover, the increased MDA and NADPH/NADP + levels in response to pathogen infection indicated that oxidative stress occurs during the immune response. The metabolic regulator AMPKβ could regulate glutaminolysis in vertebrates by inducing cells to take up extracellular Gln. To explore the underlying regulatory mechanism behind glutaminolysis that occurred in coelomocytes, the full-length cDNA of AMPKβ was identified from A. japonicus (designated as AjAMPKβ). AjAMPKβ expression was significantly induced in the coelomocytes after pathogen challenge, which was consistent with the expression of key genes of glutaminolysis. A functional assay indicated that AjAMPKβ silencing by siRNA transfection could increase the levels of Gln and Glu and depress the production of GSH. Moreover, the expression of glutaminolysis-related genes was significantly inhibited, and the reduction of redox homeostasis indexes (MDA and NADPH/NADP+) was also observed. Contrastingly, AjAMPKβ overexpression promoted redox homeostasis balance. Intracellular ROS is mostly responsible for breaking redox homeostasis and leading to oxidative stress, contributing to cell fate changes in immune cells. Exogenous Gln and GSH treatments could significantly reduce ROS level while the AjAMPKβ silencing induced the level of ROS and accelerated the necrosis rate. All these results collectively revealed that AjAMPKβ could modulate cellular redox homeostasis by affecting the glutaminolysis in A. japonicus.
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- Fangyuan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; Yantai Marine Economic Research Institute, Yantai, 264034, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; State-Province Joint Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Yantai Marine Economic Research Institute, Yantai, 264034, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China; Yantai Marine Economic Research Institute, Yantai, 264034, PR China.
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D’Alessio S, Buckley KM, Kraev I, Hayes P, Lange S. Extracellular Vesicle Signatures and Post-Translational Protein Deimination in Purple Sea Urchin ( Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) Coelomic Fluid-Novel Insights into Echinodermata Biology. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:866. [PMID: 34571743 PMCID: PMC8464700 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) is a marine invertebrate of the class Echinoidea that serves as an important research model for developmental biology, cell biology, and immunology, as well as for understanding regenerative responses and ageing. Peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) are calcium-dependent enzymes that mediate post-translational protein deimination/citrullination. These alterations affect protein function and may also play roles in protein moonlighting. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound vesicles that are released from cells as a means of cellular communication. Their cargo includes a range of protein and RNA molecules. EVs can be isolated from many body fluids and are therefore used as biomarkers in physiological and pathological responses. This study assessed EVs present in the coelomic fluid of the purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus), and identified both total protein cargo as well as the deiminated protein cargo. Deiminated proteins in coelomic fluid EVs were compared with the total deiminated proteins identified in coelomic fluid to assess putative differences in deiminated protein targets. Functional protein network analysis for deiminated proteins revealed pathways for immune, metabolic, and gene regulatory functions within both total coelomic fluid and EVs. Key KEGG and GO pathways for total EV protein cargo furthermore showed some overlap with deimination-enriched pathways. The findings presented in this study add to current understanding of how post-translational deimination may shape immunity across the phylogeny tree, including possibly via PAD activity from microbiota symbionts. Furthermore, this study provides a platform for research on EVs as biomarkers in sea urchin models.
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- Stefania D’Alessio
- Tissue Architecture and Regeneration Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK; (S.D.); (P.H.)
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- Electron Microscopy Suite, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK;
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- Tissue Architecture and Regeneration Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK; (S.D.); (P.H.)
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- Tissue Architecture and Regeneration Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK; (S.D.); (P.H.)
- UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, London WC1E 6AU, UK
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Huang B, Lv Z, Li Y, Li C. Identification and functional characterization of natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 2 from sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 114:103835. [PMID: 32841622 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
As a member of natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (Nramp) family, Nramp2 conservatively exists in the cell membrane across species and is essential for normal iron homeostasis in an H+-dependent manner. Withholding available iron represents an important host defense strategy. However, the function of Nramp2 in response to invading pathogens is largely unknown in invertebrates. In this study, a unique echinoderm Nramp2 was identified from sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (designated as AjNramp2). The cDNA sequence of AjNramp2 was 2360 bp, with a putative open reading frame of 1713 bp, encoding a typical Nramp domain containing protein with 570 amino acid residues. Structural analysis revealed that AjNramp2 consisted of highly conserved helix regions similar with the human Nramp2. Spatial expression analysis revealed that AjNramp2 was ubiquitously expressed in all examined tissues, with the highest level found in the intestine. Immunohistochemistry assay showed that AjNramp2 was mainly located in the cellular membrane in coelomocytes. Vibrio splendidus challenge and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation could significantly promote the expression of AjNramp2, which was consistent with the cellular iron level in coelomocytes. Moreover, when the expression of AjNramp2 was knocked down by siRNA-AjNramp2, the cellular iron level was coordinately decreased in coelomocytes under LPS stimulation. Taken together, results indicated that AjNramp2 serves as an iron transport receptor to withhold available iron and may contribute to the nutritional immunity defense system of sea cucumber.
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- Bowen Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Zhang Z, Lv Z, Zhang W, Guo M, Li C. A novel β-catenin from Apostichopus japonicus mediates Vibrio splendidus-induced inflammatory-like response. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 156:730-739. [PMID: 32311399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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β-catenin, an adaptor molecule in Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, is associated with different physiological processes such as intestinal immune, apoptosis, and inflammation-associated response. However, the function of β-catenin is still largely unknown in Apostichopus japonicus. In the present study, we cloned and characterized β-catenin gene from A. japonicus by RNA-seq and RACE approaches. The complete sequence of Ajβ-catenin consisted of a 5' UTR of 166 bp, a 3' UTR of 501 bp and an ORF of 2433 bp encoding a protein of 810 amino acids. Ajβ-catenin has a GSK-β consensus phosphorylation site of 21 amino acids located at N-terminal region and twelve Armadillo/β-catenin-like repeat (ARM) domains from 145 to 671 aa. Spatial expression analysis revealed that Ajβ-catenin mRNA levels displayed higher abundance in intestine. For Vibrio splendidus challenged sea cucumber, Ajβ-catenin transcripts reached their peak at 6 h and remained at higher levels until 24 h post infection in comparison with that of the control group. GSK-3β inhibitor treatment could induce both Ajβ-catenin and the inflammatory factors expression. Ajβ-catenin silencing could also down-regulate inflammatory factors expression. These results collectively suggested that Ajβ-catenin was a novel molecule mediate V. splendidus-induced immune response of A. japonicus via regulating the inflammatory factors expression.
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- Zhen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, PR China.
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Guo M, Chen K, Lv Z, Shao Y, Zhang W, Zhao X, Li C. Bcl-2 mediates coelomocytes apoptosis by suppressing cytochrome c release in Vibrio splendidus challenged Apostichopus japonicus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 103:103533. [PMID: 31669879 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Apoptosis is an evolutionarily conserved immune response and plays a fundamental role in many physiological processes. In this study, the important apoptosis regulator of Bcl-2 homolog from economic marine animal Apostichopus japonicus (AjBcl-2) was cloned and its roles in V. splendidus infection explored. The AjBcl-2 gene contains 3263 nucleotides, with a 5' UTR of 519 bp, an ORF of 660 bp encoding 219 aa sequences, and a 3' UTR of 2084 bp. The AjBcl-2 protein shared a conserved Bcl domain and three Bcl-2 homology domains by SMART program. In healthy sea cucumbers, AjBcl-2 mRNA was expressed in all examined tissues with the peak expression in coelomocytes. The mRNA and protein levels of AjBcl-2 in coelomocytes were depressed at 12 h and 24 h, and induced at 48 h post V. splendidus challenge. In the same conditions, coelomocytes apoptosis rates were significantly increased at 24 h and decreased at 48 h. Moreover, siRNA-mediated AjBcl-2 knockdown significantly increased the coelomocytes apoptosis rates, which could be partially recovered by recombinant AjBcl-2 administration. Furthermore, there was an increase in the AjCyt c protein expression coupled with the downregulation expression of AjBcl-2 post AjBcl-2 silencing. Our results suggested that AjBcl-2 suppressed apoptosis by preventing the AjCyt c release in coelomocytes, and thus mediating V. splendidus infection in sea cucumbers.
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- Ming Guo
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Guo M, Lv M, Shao Y, Zhang W, Zhao X, Li C. Bax functions as coelomocyte apoptosis regulator in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 102:103490. [PMID: 31494220 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bcl-2-associated X (Bax) belongs to the Bcl-2 protein family and its pro-apoptotic function has been confirmed in many vertebrate species. However, the functional role of Bax in apoptosis in invertebrates is limited. Here, a Bax homologue (AjBax) in Apostichopus japonicas was cloned and characterized, and its pro-apoptotic function explored. In healthy sea cucumbers, AjBax was expressed in coelomocyte with the highest levels. AjBax mRNA and protein levels were significantly induced in coelomocytes post Vibrio splendidus challenge in vivo and LPS-exposed in vitro. Moreover, siRNA-mediated AjBax knockdown in coelomocyte significantly decreased AjBax mRNA and protein levels as well as the apoptosis levels of coelomocyte. Furthermore, AjBax protein levels and coelomocyte apoptosis levels could be partially recovered to their original levels after supplementation with recombinant AjBax. Our results support that AjBax has a similar function to Bax proteins in vertebrates and that it may serve as a pro-apoptotic regulator in sea cucumbers.
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- Ming Guo
- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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Huo D, Sun L, Zhang L, Yang H, Liu S, Sun J, Su F. Time course analysis of immunity-related gene expression in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus during exposure to thermal and hypoxic stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 95:383-390. [PMID: 31585241 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Temperature and dissolved oxygen concentration are important abiotic factors that can limit the growth and survival of sea cucumbers by affecting their immune systems. As global warming intensifies, sea cucumbers are increasingly exposed to adverse environmental conditions, which can cause severe economic losses and limit the sustainable development of sea cucumber aquaculture. It is therefore important to better understand how sea cucumbers respond to environmental stress, especially with regard to its effects on immunity. In the present study, the time series of immunity-related gene expression in sea cucumbers under thermal and hypoxic stresses were analyzed separately. The expression trends of 17 genes related to the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) pathway, the protease family, the complement system, heat shock proteins (HSPs) and the transferrin family during exposure to two stresses at eight time points were concluded. These genes have interconnected roles in stress defense. The expression levels of genes relating to the NF-κB pathways and HSPs were strongly affected in the sea cucumber thermal stress response, while melanotransferrin (Mtf), ferritin (Ft) and mannan-binding C-type lectin (MBCL) were affected by hypoxia. In contrast, complement factor B (Bf), myosin V (Mys) and serine protease inhibitor (SPI) were not that sensitive during the initial period of environmental stress. Similar expression patterns under both thermal and hypoxic stress for certain genes, including an increase in Hsp90 and decreases in lysozyme (Lys), major yolk protein (MYP) and cathepsin C (CTLC) were observed in sea cucumbers. Conversely, NF-κB and Hsp70 were differentially affected by the two stress treatments. Lysozyme-induced immune defense was inconstant in sea cucumbers coping with stress. A gene ontology (GO) analysis of the selected genes revealed that the most co-involved terms related to immunity and iron ion. Our analysis suggests that sea cucumbers demonstrate complex and varied immune responses to different types of stresses. This dynamic image of the immune responses and stress tolerance of sea cucumbers provides new insights into the adaptive strategies of holothurians in adverse environments.
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- Da Huo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
| | - Hongsheng Yang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China.
| | - Shilin Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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