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Shi Q, Zhang Y, Ni M, Bai Y, Zhou B, Zheng J, Cui Z. Expression characteristics and inhibitory activity of a leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-only protein in the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 145:109300. [PMID: 38104701 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109300] [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: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain is a crucial structure in a variety of immune related proteins and displays multiple immune functions. In this study, the open reading frame (ORF) of an LRR-only protein was cloned from the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis (EsLRRop1). The protein sequence of EsLRRop1 contained seven LRR motifs, three LRR-TYP motifs and an LRRCT motif. Tissue distribution exhibited that EsLRRop1 mainly expressed in nervous tissues including thoracic ganglion, eyestalk and brain while showed relatively lower transcriptional level in hemocyte. Based on the above expression characteristics, the responses of EsLRRop1 to the challenge of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus were tested. The result showed that the transcript of EsLRRop1 in thoracic ganglion and eyestalk up-regulated after being challenged with S. aureus, while it decreased post injection with V. parahaemolyticus. The transcript of EsLRRop1 in hemocytes up-regulated sharply at 3 h and decreased at 12 h and 24 h after being challenged with V. parahaemolyticus, while it decreased at 12 h and 24 h post injection with S. aureus. The recombinant protein of EsLRRop1 (His-EsLRRop1) displayed binding activities to V. alginolyticus, V. harveyi, V. parahaemolyticus, S. aureus, Corynebacterium glutamicum and Micrococcus lysodeikticus as well as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycan (PGN). Moreover, the His-EsLRRop1 exhibited inhibitory activity against V. parahaemolyticus and V. harveyi with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 3.57-7.14 μM and 7.14-14.28 μM, respectively. These results provide theoretical basis for the application of EsLRRop1 in inhibiting bacteria in aquaculture practice.
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- Qiao Shi
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Zhang Y, Bai Y, Shi Q, Zhou B, Ni M, Zheng J, Cui Z. The antibacterial activity and antibacterial mechanism analyses of an LRR-IG protein in the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123732. [PMID: 36801302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat and immunoglobulin domain containing protein (LRR-IG) family is an important class of immune molecules in invertebrates. Herein, a novel LRR-IG, named as EsLRR-IG5, was identified from Eriocheir sinensis. It contained typical structures of LRR-IG including an N-terminal LRR region and three IG domains. EsLRR-IG5 was ubiquitously expressed in all the tested tissues, and its transcriptional levels increased after being challenged with Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Recombinant proteins of LRR and IG domains from the EsLRR-IG5 (named as rEsLRR5 and rEsIG5) were successfully obtained. rEsLRR5 and rEsIG5 could bind to both gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria as well as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycan (PGN). Moreover, rEsLRR5 and rEsIG5 exhibited antibacterial activities against V. parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus and displayed bacterial agglutination activities against S. aureus, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Micrococcus lysodeikticus, V. parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation revealed that the membrane integrity of V. parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus was destroyed by rEsLRR5 and rEsIG5, which may lead to the leakage of cell contents and death. This study provided clues for further studies on the immune defense mechanism mediated by LRR-IG in crustaceans and provided candidate antibacterial agents for prevention and control of diseases in aquaculture.
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- Yi Zhang
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China.
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266071, China
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Wang Y, Guo Y, Hu J, Bao Z, Zhou B, Wang M. An LRR domain-containing membrane protein gene in rotifer Brachionus plicatilis: Sequence feature, expression pattern, and ligands binding activity. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 141:104634. [PMID: 36634830 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104634] [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: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domains mediate multiple innate immune responses via protein-ligand and protein-protein interactions, but their exact roles in invertebrates are poorly understood. Herein, an LRR domain-containing transmembrane protein (BpLRRm) was identified in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. The 1069 bp BpLRRm nucleotide sequence contains a 942 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 313 amino acid polypeptide with four LRR motifs harbouring the LXXLXXLXLXXNXLXXL motif, and a transmembrane domain. Treatment with 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) decreased BpLRRm mRNA levels at 3 h, but they increased thereafter and peaked at 12 h. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment first increased BpLRRm mRNA levels at 3 h, but levels returned to normal at 12 h, then increased and peaked at 24 h. Recombinant BpLRRm protein bound pathogen-related molecular patterns (PAMPs), including LPS, peptidoglycan (PGN), glucan (GLU) and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly IC), in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, BpLRRm might function as a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in the innate immunity of B. plicatilis, and mediate responses to environmental pollution.
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- Yuxi Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 57202), Ocean University of China, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 57202), Ocean University of China, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 57202), Ocean University of China, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Center for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 57202), Ocean University of China, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Center for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 57202), Ocean University of China, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 57202), Ocean University of China, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Center for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China.
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Shen X, Wang Y, Hu J, Bao Z, Wang M. Molecular characterization of an LRR-only protein gene in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei: Sequence feature, expression pattern, and protein activity. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 129:199-206. [PMID: 36058438 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.08.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-only proteins have been proved to be involved in the innate immune responses as they could mediate protein-protein or protein-ligand interactions. In the present study, a novel LRR-only protein (LvLRRop-1) was identified and characterized from Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The complete cDNA sequence of LvLRRop-1 contains an open reading frame (ORF) of 1488 bp, which encoded a polypeptide of 495 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 55.67 kDa and a calculated theoretical isoelectric point of 6.435. There are five LRR motifs, six LRR_TYP motifs in the protein sequence of LvLRRop-1 with consensus signature sequences of LxxLxxLxLxxNxL. The LvLRRop-1 mRNA transcripts could be detected in all the tested tissues, including eyestalk, gill, gonad, heart, hemocytes, hepatopancreas, intestine, muscle, nerve and stomach, especially highest in hemocytes and hepatopancreas. The mRNA transcripts of LvLRRop-1 increased within the first 6 h in hemocytes and hepatopancreas after Vibrio parahaemolyticus or white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenges. The recombinant LvLRRop-1 could bind four typical pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan (PGN), glucan (GLU) and polycytidine-polycytidylic acid (poly IC), in a dose-dependent manner, and inhibit the growth of bacteria Micrococcus luteus. These data indicated that LvLRRop-1 could play a pivotal role in the innate immune response of shrimps as a kind of pattern recognition receptor (PRR).
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- Xiaojing Shen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), and Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 572024), Ocean University of China, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), and Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 572024), Ocean University of China, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), and Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 572024), Ocean University of China, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, and Center for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), and Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 572024), Ocean University of China, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, and Center for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding (Qingdao 266003), and Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province of Sanya Oceanographic Institution (Sanya 572024), Ocean University of China, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, and Center for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, 572024, China.
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Ravindran P, Yong SY, Mohanty B, Kumar PP. An LRR-only protein regulates abscisic acid-mediated abiotic stress responses during Arabidopsis seed germination. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2020; 39:909-920. [PMID: 32277267 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02538-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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LRRop-1, induced by DOF6 transcription factor, negatively regulates abiotic stress responses during Arabidopsis seed germination. The lrrop-1 mutant has reduced ABA signaling, which is part of the underlying stress-remediation mechanism. The large family of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins plays a role in plant immune responses. Most LRR proteins have multiple functional domains, but a subfamily is known to possess only the LRR domain. The roles of these LRR-only proteins in Arabidopsis remain largely uncharacterized. In the present study, we have identified 44 LRR-only proteins in Arabidopsis and phylogenetically classified them into nine sub-groups. We characterized the function of LRRop-1, belonging to sub-group V. LRRop-1 encodes a predominantly ER-localized LRR domain-containing protein that is highly expressed in seeds and rosette leaves. Promoter motif analysis revealed an enrichment in binding sites for several GA-responsive and stress-responsive transcription factors. The lrrop-1 mutant seeds showed enhanced seed germination on medium containing abscisic acid (ABA), paclobutrazol and NaCl compared to the wild type (WT), demonstrating higher abiotic stress tolerance. Also, the lrrop-1 mutant seeds have lower levels of endogenous ABA, but higher levels of gibberellic acid (GA) and jasmonic acid-Ile (JA-Ile) compared to the WT. Furthermore, lrrop-1 mutant seeds imbibed with ABA exhibited reduced expression of ABA-responsive genes compared to similarly treated WT seeds, suggesting suppressed ABA signaling events in the mutant. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) data showed that DNA BINDING1 ZINC FINGER6 (DOF6), a negative regulator of seed germination, could directly bind to the LRRop-1 promoter and up-regulate its expression. Thus, our results show that LRRop-1 regulates ABA-mediated abiotic stress responses during Arabidopsis seed germination.
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- Pratibha Ravindran
- NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), National University of Singapore, T-Lab Building, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
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Chen H, Wang M, Zhang H, Wang H, Lv Z, Zhou L, Zhong Z, Lian C, Cao L, Li C. An LRR-domain containing protein identified in Bathymodiolus platifrons serves as intracellular recognition receptor for the endosymbiotic methane-oxidation bacteria. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 93:354-360. [PMID: 31306759 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.07.032] [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: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As domain species in seep and vent ecosystem, Bathymodioline mussels has been regarded as a model organism in investigating deep sea chemosymbiosis. However, mechanisms underlying their symbiosis with chemosynthetic bacteria, especially how the host recognizes symbionts, have remained largely unsolved. In the present study, a modified pull-down assay was conducted using enriched symbiotic methane-oxidation bacteria as bait and gill proteins of Bathymodiolus platifrons as a target to isolate pattern recognition receptors involved in the immune recognition of symbionts. As a result, a total of 47 proteins including BpLRR-1 were identified from the pull-down assay. It was found that complete cDNA sequence of BpLRR-1 contained an open reading frame of 1479 bp and could encode a protein of 492 amino acid residues with no signal peptide or transmembrane region but eight LRR motif and two EFh motif. The binding patterns of BpLRR-1 against microbial associated molecular patterns were subsequently investigated by surface plasmon resonance analysis and LPS pull-down assay. Consequently, BpLRR-1 was found with high binding affinity with LPS and suggested as a key molecule in recognizing symbionts. Besides, transcripts of BpLRR-1 were found decreased significantly during symbiont depletion assay yet increased rigorously during symbionts or nonsymbiotic Vibrio alginolyticus challenge, further demonstrating its participation in the chemosynthetic symbiosis. Collectively, these results suggest that BpLRR-1 could serve as an intracellular recognition receptor for the endosymbionts, providing new hints for understanding the immune recognition in symbiosis of B. platifrons.
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- Hao Chen
- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10049, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10049, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10049, China.
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Wang X, Zhao X, Yan C, Jia Z, Lv Z, Ma C, Wang M. A novel LRR and Ig domain-containing protein could function as an immune effector in Crassostrea gigas. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 88:318-327. [PMID: 30853654 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A variety of combinations of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) and immunoglobulin-like (Ig) domains have been found and discovered in invertebrates and vertebrates, but the functions remain largely unexplored. In the present study, a novel LRR and Ig domain-containing protein (LRRIG), CgLRRIG-3, was identified and characterized from oyster Crassostrea gigas. It contained two typical LRR motifs, a LRRNT motif and an Ig domain and PSI-BALST and phylogeny analysis revealed that the sequence of CgLRRIG-3 was most related with leucine-rich repeat neuronal 1 proteins from vertebrate. Its mRNA transcripts were constitutively expressed in muscle, gill, hepatopancreas, mantle, gonad and hemocytes with the highest level in hepatopancreas. The mRNA expression level of CgLRRIG-3 in hemocytes could respond to the stimulations of variety PAMPs including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan (PGN), glucan (GLU) and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I:C). The recombinant proteins exhibited a wide PAMP binding repertoire to four typical PAMPs and could significantly induce the expression of CgTNF-1 and CgIL17-5 as well as increase phagocytosis in primary cultured oyster hemocytes. In hepatopancreas, CgLRRIG-3 was mainly distributed in the basolateral membrane of digestive tubule and the hemocoel sinusoid between the digestive tubules. And in hemocytes, the positive signal was mainly distributed in a special group of granulocytes. These results collectively indicated that CgLRRIG-3 could not only function as an immune effector.
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- Xiudan Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, IN, 47907, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Research Platform for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; CAS Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266400, China.
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Wang M, Wang B, Liu M, Jiang K, Wang L. A novel LRR-only protein mediates bacterial proliferation in hemolymph through regulating expression of antimicrobial peptides in mollusk Chlamys farreri. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 92:223-229. [PMID: 30468745 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.11.013] [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: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-only proteins are involved in innate immune responses through mediating protein-ligand or protein-protein interactions, yet the exact roles of most LRR-only proteins in invertebrates are not well documented. In the present study, a novel LRR-only protein (designated CfLRRop-7) was identified in Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri. The full-length cDNA sequence of CfLRRop-7 was 1463 bp and contained an open reading frame of 1086 bp, which encoded a protein of 361 amino acids. Five LRR motifs with a conserved signature sequence LxxLxLxxNxL were identified in the predicted protein sequence. The expression of CfLRRop-7 was particularly high in hemocytes. The expression of CfLRRop-7 was relatively high in oocytes and embryos during the ontogenesis of scallops. CfLRRop-7 expression changed in hemocytes in response to stimulation with different microbes, including Vibrio splendidus, Staphylococcus aureus and Pichia pastoris. CfLRRop-7 recognized five kinds of ligands/agonists. CfLRRop-7 recombinant protein inhibited bacterial proliferation in hemolymph and induced lysozyme activity in serum. After knocking down CfLRRop-7, the mRNA expression of selected antimicrobial peptides was reduced. All these results indicated that CfLRRop-7 might be a potential pattern recognition receptor that recognizes various pathogen associated molecular patterns, and regulates antibacterial immunity in scallops.
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- Mengqiang Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Research Platform for Marine Molecular Biotechnology, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; CAS Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266400, China.
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Immunological memory is one of the core topics of contemporary immunology. Yet there are many discussions about what this concept precisely means, which components of the immune system display it, and in which phyla it exists. Recent years have seen the multiplication of claims that immunological memory can be found in "innate" immune cells and in many phyla beyond vertebrates (including invertebrates, plants, but also bacteria and archaea), as well as the multiplication of concepts to account for these phenomena, such as "innate immune memory" or "trained immunity". The aim of this critical review is to analyze these recent claims and concepts, and to distinguish ideas that have often been misleadingly associated, such as memory, adaptive immunity, and specificity. We argue that immunological memory is a gradual and multidimensional phenomenon, irreducible to any simple dichotomy, and we show why adopting this new view matters from an experimental and therapeutic point of view.
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- Thomas Pradeu
- ImmunoConcept, CNRS & University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Pathogen-Derived Carbohydrate Recognition in Molluscs Immune Defense. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19030721. [PMID: 29510476 PMCID: PMC5877582 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Self-nonself discrimination is a common theme for all of the organisms in different evolutionary branches, which is also the most fundamental step for host immune protection. Plenty of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) with great diversity have been identified from different organisms to recognize various pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) in the last two decades, depicting a complicated scene of host-pathogen interaction. However, the detailed mechanism of the complicate PAMPs–PRRs interactions at the contacting interface between pathogens and hosts is still not well understood. All of the cells are coated by glycosylation complex and thick carbohydrates layer. The different polysaccharides in extracellular matrix of pathogen-host are important for nonself recognition of most organisms. Coincidentally, massive expansion of PRRs, majority of which contain recognition domains of Ig, leucine-rich repeat (LRR), C-type lectin (CTL), C1q and scavenger receptor (SR), have been annotated and identified in invertebrates by screening the available genomic sequence. The phylum Mollusca is one of the largest groups in the animal kingdom with abundant biodiversity providing plenty of solutions about pathogen recognition and immune protection, which might offer a suitable model to figure out the common rules of immune recognition mechanism. The present review summarizes the diverse PRRs and common elements of various PAMPs, especially focusing on the structural and functional characteristics of canonical carbohydrate recognition proteins and some novel proteins functioning in molluscan immune defense system, with the objective to provide new ideas about the immune recognition mechanisms.
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Wang M, Wang L, Jia Z, Yi Q, Song L. The various components implied the diversified Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway in mollusk Chlamys farreri. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 74:205-212. [PMID: 29305991 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway, composed of various components, plays pivotal roles in host innate immune defense mechanism. In the present study, twenty-nine TLR signaling pathway components, including receptors, adaptors, transduction molecules and immune effectors, were identified in Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri via assembling and screening public available transcriptomic data and expression sequence tags (ESTs). These identified TLR signaling pathway components were constitutively expressed and detectable in various tissues, and almost all of them were highly expressed in gill and hepatopancreas. These results indicated the presence of TLR signaling pathways in both MyD88-dependent and MyD88-independent forms in scallop, and implied the diversified TLR signaling pathway in mollusk C. farreri.
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- Mengqiang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.
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Ji J, Rao Y, Wan Q, Liao Z, Su J. Teleost-Specific TLR19 Localizes to Endosome, Recognizes dsRNA, Recruits TRIF, Triggers both IFN and NF-κB Pathways, and Protects Cells from Grass Carp Reovirus Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 200:573-585. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wang M, Wang L, Jia Z, Wang X, Yi Q, Zhao L, Song L. The versatile functions of LRR-only proteins in mollusk Chlamys farreri. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 77:188-199. [PMID: 28807724 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-only proteins are involved in the innate immune responses as they mediate protein-ligand interactions. In the present study, three novel LRR-only proteins, CfLRRop-4, CfLRRop-5 and CfLRRop-6, were identified and characterized from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri. They all contained LRR motifs with consensus signature sequences of LxxLxLxxNxL or LxxLxLxxCxxL. All the mRNA transcripts of three CfLRRops were high abundant in hepatopancreas, gills and gonads, and their mRNA transcripts in hemocytes could respond to the stimulations of different microbes, including Vibrio anguillarum, Micrococcus luteus and Pichia pastoris. These three CfLRRops exhibited similar ligand binding and recognition characteristics as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and NOD-like receptors (NLRs). The immune effectors, including tumor necrosis factor α, superoxide dismutase, catalase and lysozyme, varied significantly after the scallops were stimulated by recombinant LRR-only proteins. All these results indicated that LRR-only proteins are functionally differentiated and exhibit different immunomodulation activities on various downstream immune effectors.
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- Mengqiang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Wang X, Wang M, Xu Q, Xu J, Lv Z, Wang L, Song L. Two novel LRR and Ig domain-containing proteins from oyster Crassostrea gigas function as pattern recognition receptors and induce expression of cytokines. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 70:308-318. [PMID: 28889011 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain and immunoglobulin (Ig) domain are both competent immune recognition modules, and the immunological roles of LRR and Ig domain containing- proteins (LRRIGs) are speculated to be multifunctional and worth investigating. In the present study, two novel LRRIGs, CgLRRIG-1 and CgLRRIG-2, were identified and characterized from oyster Crassostrea gigas. Both of them contained an N-terminal LRR region, an Ig domain, a transmembrane region, and a C-terminal cytoplasmic tail. The mRNA transcripts of CgLRRIG-1 and CgLRRIG-2 were constitutively expressed in muscle, gill, hepatopancreas, mantle, gonad and hemocytes with the highest expression level in hepatopancreas. Their mRNA expression levels in hemocytes were significantly up-regulated after the stimulations with four PAMPs including peptidoglycan (PGN), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), glucan (GLU) and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) and one bacteria Vibrio anguillarum. The recombinant proteins, rCgLRRIG-1 and rCgLRRIG-2, could bind to PGN, LPS, GLU and poly I:C, and rCgLRRIG-2 exhibited higher binding affinity. Additionally, rCgLRRIG-1 and rCgLRRIG-2 could significantly induce the expression of CgTNF-1 and CgIL17-5 in cultured oyster hemocytes, and the activity of rCgLRRIG-2 was higher than that of rCgLRRIG-1. All these results indicated that CgLRRIG-1 and CgLRRIG-2 could function as immune effectors or pro-inflammatory factors as well as PRRs in oyster.
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- Xiudan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.
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Paces J, Nic M, Novotny T, Svoboda P. Literature review of baseline information to support the risk assessment of RNAi‐based GM plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [PMCID: PMC7163844 DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.en-1246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Jan Paces
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IMG)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IMG)
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Shi XZ, Feng XW, Sun JJ, Zhao XF, Wang JX. Leucine-rich repeats containing protein functions in the antibacterial immune reaction in stomach of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 61:130-137. [PMID: 28027987 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Leucine rich repeat (LRR) motif exists in many immune receptors of animals and plants. Most LRR containing (LRRC) proteins are involved in protein-ligand and protein-protein interaction, but the exact functions of most LRRC proteins were not well-studied. In this study, an LRRC protein was identified from kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus, and named as MjLRRC1. MjLRRC1 was consistently expressed in different tissues of normal shrimp with higher expression in gills and stomach. At the transcriptional level, there were no significant changes of MjLRRC1 after injection of Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus in gills and hepatopancreas. While in V. anguillarum oral infection, MjLRRC1 was upregulated in stomach but not in intestine. The recombinant MjLRRC1 protein could bind to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, bacterial cell wall components including peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and lipopolysaccharide. MjLRRC1 regulated the expression of some antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes and participated in bacteria clearance of stomach. All these results suggested that MjLRRC1 might play important roles in antibacterial immune response of kuruma shrimp.
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- Xiu-Zhen Shi
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China.
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