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Proestou DA, Sullivan ME, Lundgren KM, Ben-Horin T, Witkop EM, Hart KM. Understanding Crassostrea virginica tolerance of Perkinsus marinus through global gene expression analysis. Front Genet 2023; 14:1054558. [PMID: 36741318 PMCID: PMC9892467 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1054558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Disease tolerance, a host's ability to limit damage from a given parasite burden, is quantified by the relationship between pathogen load and host survival or reproduction. Dermo disease, caused by the protozoan parasite P. marinus, negatively impacts survival in both wild and cultured eastern oyster (C. virginica) populations. Resistance to P. marinus has been the focus of previous studies, but tolerance also has important consequences for disease management in cultured and wild populations. In this study we measured dermo tolerance and evaluated global expression patterns of two sensitive and two tolerant eastern oyster families experimentally challenged with distinct doses of P. marinus (0, 106, 107, and 108 parasite spores per gram wet weight, n = 3-5 individuals per family per dose). Weighted Gene Correlation Network Analysis (WGCNA) identified several modules correlated with increasing parasite dose/infection intensity, as well as phenotype. Modules positively correlated with dose included transcripts and enriched GO terms related to hemocyte activation and cell cycle activity. Additionally, these modules included G-protein coupled receptor, toll-like receptor, and tumor necrosis factor pathways, which are important for immune effector molecule and apoptosis activation. Increased metabolic activity was also positively correlated with treatment. The module negatively correlated with infection intensity was enriched with GO terms associated with normal cellular activity and growth, indicating a trade-off with increased immune response. The module positively correlated with the tolerant phenotype was enriched for transcripts associated with "programmed cell death" and contained a large number of tripartite motif-containing proteins. Differential expression analysis was also performed on the 108 dosed group using the most sensitive family as the comparison reference. Results were consistent with the network analysis, but signals for "programmed cell death" and serine protease inhibitors were stronger in one tolerant family than the other, suggesting that there are multiple avenues for disease tolerance. These results provide new insight for defining dermo response traits and have important implications for applying selective breeding for disease management.
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- Dina A. Proestou
- National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kingston, RI, United States,*Correspondence: Dina A. Proestou,
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- National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kingston, RI, United States
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- National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kingston, RI, United States
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- Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States
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- Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States
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- National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kingston, RI, United States
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Hou L, Qiao X, Li Y, Jin Y, Liu R, Wang S, Zhou K, Wang L, Song L. A RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (CgAKT1) involved in the synthesis of CgIFNLP in oyster Crassostrea gigas. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 127:129-139. [PMID: 35709896 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.05.057] [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: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT) is one of the most important protein kinases involved in many biological processes in eukaryotes. In the present study, a novel AKT homologue named CgAKT1 was identified from the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. The open reading frame (ORF) of CgAKT1 cDNA was of 1482 bp encoding a peptide with 493 amino acid residues. There were classical domains in the predicted CgAKT1 protein, including an N-terminal pleckstrin homology domain, a central catalytic domain and a C-terminal hydrophobic domain. The mRNA transcripts of CgAKT1 were detected in all the examined tissues of C. gigas with higher level in gills (8.24-fold of that in mantle, p < 0.05) and haemocytes (3.62-fold of that in mantle, p < 0.05). After poly (I:C) stimulation, the mRNA expression of CgAKT1 decreased significantly in haemocytes from 3 h (0.44-fold of that in the control group, p < 0.001) to 24 h (0.20-fold of that in the control group, p < 0.001), and then increased significantly at 48 h (3.65-fold of that in the control group, p < 0.05). The expression level of CgAKT1 mRNA increased significantly at 6 h after rCgIFNLP stimulation, which was 3.60-fold of that in the control group (p < 0.001). The Alexa Fluor 488 positive signals of CgAKT1 protein were found to be distributed in the cytoplasm and cell membrane of haemocytes, while those in the cytoplasm became weaker after poly (I:C) stimulation. In CgAKT1-RNAi oysters, the mRNA expression of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (CgcGAS) and TANK-binding kinase 1 (CgTBK1) did not change significantly, but the mRNA expression level of stimulator of interferon gene (CgSTING), interferon regulatory factor-1 (CgIRF-1), interferon regulatory factor-8 (CgIRF-8) and IFN-like protein (CgIFNLP) increased significantly, which was 1.40-fold, 1.53-fold, 1.72-fold and 1.99-fold of that in EGFP-RNAi oysters (p < 0.05), respectively. In CgIFNLP-RNAi oysters, the transcripts of CgAKT1 decreased significantly compared to those in EGFP-RNAi oysters (0.16-fold, p < 0.01). Moreover, the expression of p-CgTBK1, CgSTING and CgIFNLP at the protein level in the oysters treated with p-AKT1 activator (SC-79) was significantly suppressed after poly (I:C) stimulation. After the transfection of CgAKT1, the expression of p-cGAS protein in HEK293T cells increased significantly, while the cyclic GMP-AMP in the cells and the interferon (IFN-β) in the cell culture fluid decreased significantly compared with that in the control group. These results indicated that CgAKT1 might play a negative role in antiviral immunity of oyster by regulating the synthesis of CgIFNLP.
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- Lilin Hou
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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