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Xing J, An Z, Tang X, Sheng X, Chi H, Zhan W. Expression and Immune Characterization of Major Histocompatibility Complex in Paralichthys olivaceus after Antigen Stimulation. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1464. [PMID: 38132290 PMCID: PMC10741117 DOI: 10.3390/biology12121464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The Major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) is an important molecule for antigen presenting and binds to T cell receptors, activating T lymphocytes and triggering specific immune responses. To investigate the role of MhcII in adaptive immunity, in this study, mhcIIα and mhcIIβ of flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) were cloned, polyclonal antibodies (Abs) against their extracellular regions were produced, respectively, and their distribution on cells and tissues and expression patterns, which varied by antigen stimulation or pathogen infection, were investigated. The results showed that the open reading frame (ORF) of mhcIIα is 708 bp, including 235 amino acids (aa); and the ORF of mhcIIβ is 741 bp, encoding 246aa. The mhcIIα and mhcIIβ were significantly expressed in gills, spleen, and peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs). Their antibodies could specifically recognize eukaryotic expressed MhcIIα and MhcIIβ. MhcIIα+ and MhcIIβ+ cells were 30.2 ± 2.9% of the percentage in peripheral blood leukocytes. MhcII molecules were co-localized with CD83 and IgM on leukocytes, respectively, but not on CD4+ or CD8+ T lymphocyte subpopulations. The expression of both mhcIIα and mhcIIβ were significantly upregulated in flounder after bacteria and virus challenges. The percentages of MhcII+ cells, MhcII+/CD83+, and MhcII+/IgM+ double-positive cells increased significantly after PHA and ConA stimulation, respectively; they varied significantly in PBLs after polyI:C stimulation, and no variations were found after LPS treatment. In the meantime, variations in MhcII+ cells were consistent with that of CD4+ T lymphocytes. These results suggest that MhcII, mainly expressed in B cells and dendritic cells, play an essential role in antigen presentation, and respond significantly to exogenous antigens and T cell-dependent antigens. These results may provide an important reference for the study of cellular immunity in teleosts.
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- Jing Xing
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education (KLMME), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; (J.X.); (Z.A.); (X.T.); (X.S.); (H.C.)
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education (KLMME), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; (J.X.); (Z.A.); (X.T.); (X.S.); (H.C.)
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education (KLMME), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; (J.X.); (Z.A.); (X.T.); (X.S.); (H.C.)
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education (KLMME), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; (J.X.); (Z.A.); (X.T.); (X.S.); (H.C.)
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education (KLMME), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; (J.X.); (Z.A.); (X.T.); (X.S.); (H.C.)
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education (KLMME), Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; (J.X.); (Z.A.); (X.T.); (X.S.); (H.C.)
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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Qian K, Fu S, Wang J, Li Y, Xian J, Ye J. Major histocompatibility complex class IIα and IIβ of pufferfish (Takifugu obscurus): Identification and functional characterization in response to bacterial challenge. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2023; 46:1049-1064. [PMID: 37357462 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Classical major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules play an essential role in immune system. In this study, MHC IIα (Pf-MHC IIα) and MHC IIβ (Pf-MHC IIβ) homology genes from pufferfish (Takifugu obscurus) were cloned and their functional characterization in response to bacterial challenge was identified. The nucleotide sequences of the open reading frames (ORFs) of pufferfish Pf-MHC IIα and Pf-MHC IIβ were 708 bp and 750 bp, encoding 235 aa and 249 aa, respectively. The structure of Pf-MHC IIα or Pf-MHC IIβ contained a signal peptide, an α1/β1 domain, an α2/β2 domain, a transmembrane region and a cytoplasmic region. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis showed that Pf-MHC IIα and Pf-MHC IIβ molecules had the highest similarity with Fugu rubripes (Takifugu rubripes). Cellular localization analysis indicated that the distribution of Pf-MHC IIα and Pf-MHC IIβ was in the lymphocyte membrane and cytoplasm. qRT-PCR results showed that Pf-MHC IIα and Pf-MHC IIβ expressed relatively high in skin, gills and gut. In addition, after stimulation challenge in vitro (lipopolysaccharide, or polyinosinic: polycytidylic acid) and in vivo (A. hydrophila), the mRNA expressions of Pf-MHC IIα and Pf-MHC IIβ were significantly up-regulated in lymphocytes and in tissues of skin, gills, gut and head kidney. Moreover, Pf-MHC IIα or Pf-MHC IIβ neutralization reduced the ability of A. hydrophila to induce the expressions of lymphocyte cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-10). Overall, it is speculated that Pf-MHC IIα and Pf-MHC IIβ may play an important role in the host response against A. hydrophila in pufferfish.
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- Kun Qian
- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Functional Components Research and Utilization of Marine Bio-resources, Institute of Tropical Biosciences and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Molecular characterization, expression patterns, and subcellular localization of a classical and a novel nonclassical MHC class I α molecules from Japanese eel Anguilla japonica. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2021.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kim TH, Don Hwang S, Kim SJ, Kim MS, Choi HS, Han HJ. Efficacy of a recombinant M-like protein, SimA as a subunit vaccine candidate against Streptococcus parauberis infection in olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 131:1092-1100. [PMID: 36257554 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.10.009] [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: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Streptococcus parauberis, a gram-positive cocci, causes bacterial disease in farmed fish. The recent increase in S. parauberis infection in aquatic farms in South Korea has justified the importance of vaccine development for the prevention of this disease. In this study, we evaluated the effect of subunit vaccines prepared from recombinant M-like protein (SimA) and fibrinogen-binding protein (FBP) candidates with an aluminum hydroxide adjuvant against S. parauberis infection in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. For the in vivo experiment, fish (average length, 7.18 cm; average weight, 3.5 g) were injected intraperitoneally with: phosphate buffer saline (PBS, group 1), PBS/aluminum hydroxide (group 2), FBP/aluminum hydroxide (group 3), SimA/aluminum hydroxide (group 4), and SimA/FBP/aluminum hydroxide (group 5). After 3 weeks, the fish in each group were boosted using PBS (group 1 and 2), FBP (group 3), SimA (group 4), and SimA/FBP (group 5) without adjuvant. We found that the relative percent survival of fish after S. parauberis exposure in group 2, 3, 4, and 5 was 6.25%, 18.75%, 50%, and 12.5%, respectively, whereas the mortality in groups 1 was 80%, respectively. We performed Western blot, ELISA, and quantitative real time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) after vaccination to investigate the further efficacy of the vaccine. Western blot and ELISA of vaccinated fish serum confirmed the production of specific antibodies against SimA and FBP. Furthermore, results of qRT-PCR showed that recombinant protein SimA induced a remarkably specific-antibody response compared with that in FBP or control and increased the expression of various immune response-related genes including interleukin-8 (IL-8), toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), CD4-1, and MHC II. Thus, these results indicate that SimA is a potent vaccine candidate for protection against S. parauberis infection.
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- Tae-Ho Kim
- Pathology Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, 46083, South Korea
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- Division of Convergence on Marine Science, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Pathology Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, 46083, South Korea
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- Pathology Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, 46083, South Korea
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- Pathology Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, 46083, South Korea
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- Pathology Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan, 46083, South Korea.
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Effects of autochthonous strains mixture on gut microbiota and metabolic profile in cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Sci Rep 2022; 12:17410. [PMID: 36258024 PMCID: PMC9579153 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19663-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The fish immune system is a topic or subject that offers a unique understanding of defensive system evolution in vertebrate heredity. While gut microbiota plays several roles in fish: well-being, promoting health and growth, resistance to bacterial invasion, regulation of energy absorption, and lipid metabolism. However, studies on fish gut microbiota face practical challenges due to the large number of fish varieties, fluctuating environmental conditions, and differences in feeding habits. This study was carried out to evaluate the impacts of supplemented three autochthonous strains, Bacillus sp. RCS1, Pantoea agglomerans RCS2, and Bacillus cereus RCS3 mixture diet on cobia fish (Rachycentron canadum). Also, chromatography, mass spectrometry and high throughput sequencing were combined to explore composition and metabolite profile of gut microbiota in juvenile cobia fed with supplemented diet. In the trial group, juvenile cobia received diets supplemented with 1 × 1012 CFU mL-1 autochthonous strains for ten weeks and a control diet without supplementation. Juvenile cobia receiving diets supplementation exhibited significantly improved growth than those without additives (control). Haematological indices, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular volume, haemoglobin, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin, were higher in the supplemented group. Similarly, digestive enzymes (trypsin, lipase, amylase, pepsin and cellulose, activities) activities were higher in supplemented diet with an indigenous isolates mixture. Serum biochemical parameters albumin, globulin, and total protein were significantly higher, while triglyceride, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and cholesterol showed no significant difference. On the other hand, glucose was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the group without supplementation. On gene expression in the midgut, Immunoglobulin, Colony-stimulating factor receptor 1, major histocompatibility complex 1 were up-regulated by native isolates while T cell receptor beta, and Major histocompatibility complex 2 showed no significant difference. Gut bacterial composition was altered in fish receiving supplemented diet with autochthonous strains. Metabolomics also revealed that some metabolic pathways were considerably enriched in fish fed with supplemented diet; pathway analysis based on Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment revealed that differentially expressed metabolites were involved in galactose metabolism, tryptophan metabolism, carbohydrate digestion and absorption, purine metabolism, and ABC transporters. Functional analysis of bacterial community showed that differences in enriched metabolic pathways generally comprised carbohydrate and its metabolites, nucleotide and its metabolites, amino acid and its metabolites, heterocyclic compounds, and tryptamines, cholines, pigments. The current investigation results showed that autochthonous strains mixture has significantly enhanced the growth, survival, and innate and adaptive immunities of juvenile cobia.
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What Can Genetics Do for the Control of Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture? Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12172176. [PMID: 36077896 PMCID: PMC9454762 DOI: 10.3390/ani12172176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Infectious diseases place an economic burden on aquaculture and a limitation to its growth. This state-of-the-art review describes the application of genetics and genomics as novel tools to control infectious disease in aquaculture. Abstract Infectious diseases place an economic burden on aquaculture and a limitation to its growth. An innovative approach to mitigate their impact on production is breeding for disease resistance: selection for domestication, family-based selection, marker-assisted selection, and more recently, genomic selection. Advances in genetics and genomics approaches to the control of infectious diseases are key to increasing aquaculture efficiency, profitability, and sustainability and to reducing its environmental footprint. Interaction and co-evolution between a host and pathogen can, however, turn breeding to boost infectious disease resistance into a potential driver of pathogenic change. Parallel molecular characterization of the pathogen and its virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes is therefore essential to understand pathogen evolution over time in response to host immunity, and to apply appropriate mitigation strategies.
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Wang B, Zhu F, Shi Z, Huang Z, Sun R, Wang Q, Ouyang G, Ji W. Molecular characteristics, polymorphism and expression analysis of mhc Ⅱ in yellow catfish(pelteobagrus fulvidraco)responding to Flavobacterium columnare infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 125:90-100. [PMID: 35483597 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an important component of the immune system of vertebrates, which plays a vital role in presenting extrinsic antigens. In this study, we cloned and characterized the mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB genes of yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. The open reading frames (ORFs) of mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB genes were 708 bp and 747bp in length, encoding 235 and 248 amino acids, respectively. The structure of mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB includes a signal peptide, an α1/β1 domain, an α2/β2 domain, a transmembrane region and a cytoplasmic region. Homologous identity analysis revealed that both mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB shared high protein sequence similarity with that of Chinese longsnout catfish Leiocassis longirostris. mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB showed similar expression patterns in different tissues, with the higher expression level in spleen, head kidney and gill and lower expression in liver, stomach, gall bladder and heart. The mRNA expression level of mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB in different embryonic development stages also showed the similar trends. The higher expression was detected from fertilized egg to 32 cell stage, low expression from multicellular period to 3 days post hatching (dph), and then the expression increased to a higher level from 4 dph to 14 dph. The mRNA expression levels of mhc ⅡA and mhc ⅡB were significantly up-regulated not only in the body kidney and spleen, but also in the midgut, hindgut, liver and gill after challenge of Flavobacterium columnare. The results suggest that Mhc Ⅱ plays an important role in the anti-infection process of yellow catfish P. fulvidraco.
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- Bingchao Wang
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicines, College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicines, College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, 430223, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicines, College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicines, College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicines, College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicines, College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Liu M, Yang X, Zeng C, Zhao H, Li J, Hou Z, Wen H. Transcriptional Signatures of Immune, Neural, and Endocrine Functions in the Brain and Kidney of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Response to Aeromonas salmonicida Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031340. [PMID: 35163263 PMCID: PMC8835788 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) serves as one of the most important commercial fish with an annual production of around 800,000 tonnes. However, infectious diseases, such as furunculosis caused by Aeromonas salmonicida infection, results in great economic loss in trout culture. The brain and kidney are two important organs associated with “sickness behaviors” and immunomodulation in response to disease. Therefore, we worked with 60 trout and investigated transcriptional responses and enrichment pathways between healthy and infected trout. We observed that furunculosis resulted in the activation of toll-like receptors with neuroinflammation and neural dysfunction in the brain, which might cause the “sickness behaviors” of infected trout including anorexia and lethargy. We also showed the salmonid-specific whole genome duplication contributed to duplicated colony stimulating factor 1 (csf-1) paralogs, which play an important role in modulating brain immunomodulation. Enrichment analyses of kidneys showed up-regulated immunomodulation and down-regulated neural functions, suggesting an immune-neural interaction between the brain and kidney. Moreover, the kidney endocrine network was activated in response to A. salmonicida infection, further convincing the communications between endocrine and immune systems in regulating internal homeostasis. Our study provided a foundation for pathophysiological responses of the brain and kidney in response to furunculosis and potentially offered a reference for generating disease-resistant trout strains.
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- Correspondence: (Z.H.); (H.W.); Tel.: +86-133-4524-7715 (Z.H.); +86-532-8203-1825 (H.W.)
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- Correspondence: (Z.H.); (H.W.); Tel.: +86-133-4524-7715 (Z.H.); +86-532-8203-1825 (H.W.)
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Verma DK, Peruzza L, Trusch F, Yadav MK, Ravindra, Shubin SV, Morgan KL, Mohindra V, Hauton C, van West P, Pradhan PK, Sood N. Transcriptome analysis reveals immune pathways underlying resistance in the common carp Cyprinus carpio against the oomycete Aphanomyces invadans. Genomics 2020; 113:944-956. [PMID: 33127583 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Infection with Aphanomyces invadans is a serious fish disease with major global impacts. Despite affecting over 160 fish species, some of the species like the common carp Cyprinus carpio are resistant to A. invadans infection. In the present study, we investigated the transcriptomes of head kidney of common carp experimentally infected with A. invadans. In time course analysis, 5288 genes were found to be differentially expressed (DEGs), of which 731 were involved in 21 immune pathways. The analysis of immune-related DEGs suggested that efficient processing and presentation of A. invadans antigens, enhanced phagocytosis, recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and increased recruitment of leukocytes to the sites of infection contribute to resistance of common carp against A. invadans. Herein, we provide a systematic understanding of the disease resistance mechanisms in common carp at molecular level as a valuable resource for developing disease management strategies for this devastating fish-pathogenic oomycete.
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- Dev Kumar Verma
- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom; Present address: Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
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- International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, United Kingdom; Present address: University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences (@ James Hutton Institute), Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- College of Science, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, CH64 7TE, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
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- International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Boison S, Ding J, Leder E, Gjerde B, Bergtun PH, Norris A, Baranski M, Robinson N. QTLs Associated with Resistance to Cardiomyopathy Syndrome in Atlantic Salmon. J Hered 2020; 110:727-737. [PMID: 31287894 PMCID: PMC6785937 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esz042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) caused by piscine myocarditis virus is a major disease affecting the Norwegian Atlantic salmon industry. Three different populations of Atlantic salmon from the Mowi breeding program were used in this study. The first 2 populations (population 1 and 2) were naturally infected in a field outbreak, while the third population (population 3) went through a controlled challenged test. The aim of the study was to estimate the heritability, the genetic correlation between populations and perform genome-wide association analysis for resistance to this disease. Survival data from population 1 and 2 and heart atrium histology score data from population 3 was analyzed. A total of 571, 4312, and 901 fish from population 1, 2, and 3, respectively were genotyped with a noncommercial 55,735 Affymetrix marker panel. Genomic heritability ranged from 0.12 to 0.46 and the highest estimate was obtained from the challenge test dataset. The genetic correlation between populations was moderate (0.51–0.61). Two chromosomal regions (SSA27 and SSA12) contained single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with resistance to CMS. The highest association signal (P = 6.9751 × 10−27) was found on chromosome 27. Four genes with functional roles affecting viral resistance (magi1, pi4kb, bnip2, and ha1f) were found to map closely to the identified quantitative trait loci (QTLs). In conclusion, genetic variation for resistance to CMS was observed in all 3 populations. Two important quantitative trait loci were detected which together explain half of the total genetic variance, suggesting strong potential application for marker-assisted selection and genomic predictions to improve CMS resistance.
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- Solomon Boison
- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Ås, Norway.,Mowi Genetics AS, Sandviken, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Aquaculture, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Ås, Norway.,Mowi Genetics AS, Sandviken, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Ås, Norway.,Mowi Genetics AS, Sandviken, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Breeding and Genetics, Nofima AS, Osloveien, Ås, Norway.,Mowi Genetics AS, Sandviken, Bergen, Norway
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- Sustainable Aquaculture Laboratory - Temperate and Tropical (SALTT), School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Tang X, Guo M, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) of flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) as immune adjuvant enhance the immune effects of E. tarda subunit vaccine OmpV against Edwardsiellosis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 106:103615. [PMID: 31956084 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103615] [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: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In our previous study, we cloned and explored the biological functions of flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) interleukin-2 (poIL-2), and showed that poIL-2 might have adjuvant potential for fish vaccines. In this study, the adjuvant effects of recombinant and molecular forms of poIL-2 (rIL-2 and pcIL-2) were comparatively analyzed and evaluated in flounder from several aspects by co-vaccination with the recombinant E. tarda OmpV (rOmpV). The results showed that co-vaccination with rOmpV plus rIL-2 or pcIL-2 resulted in a relative percent survival of 71% and 57% respectively, which was significantly higher than the control groups, rOmpV plus rHis (40%) or pcN3 (36%). Immunological analysis showed that: (1) the levels of specific serum antibodies and sIg + lymphocytes in head kidney, spleen and peripheral blood induced by rOmpV plus rIL-2 or pcIL-2 were significantly higher than that in the two control groups; (2) Compared to the two control groups, CD4-1, CD4-2, CD8α, CD8β, MHCIα, MHCIIα, IgM and IFN-γ mRNA levels were also significantly induced by rOmpV plus rIL-2 or pcIL-2; (3) the rOmpV plus rIL-2 could induce higher levels of sIg + lymphocytes, specific serum antibodies and the expressions of all investigated genes than rOmpV plus pcIL-2. These results demonstrated that co-vaccination with rOmpV with rIL-2 or pcIL-2 could induce stronger humoral and cellular immune responses, and evoked higher immune protective efficacy against E. tarda infection, suggesting that poIL-2 could be served as a promising candidate adjuvant and have a potential application in the control of flounder diseases.
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- Xiaoqian Tang
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Recombinant outer membrane protein C of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. masoucida, a potential vaccine candidate for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Microb Pathog 2020; 145:104211. [PMID: 32333955 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. masoucida (ASM) is an important bacterial pathogen of salmonid fish, which can cause huge economic losses to the fish farming industry. In order to screen effective vaccine candidate proteins, four outer membrane proteins of ASM, including OmpA, OmpC, OmpK and OmpW, were selected and recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli. The result of western blotting showed that these four recombinant proteins could be recognized by rainbow trout anti-ASM antibodies. The immune protective effects of the four rOMPs were also investigated, and the relative percentage survival (RPS) of rOmpA, rOmpC, rOmpK and rOmpW were 71.1%, 81.6%, 55.3% and 42.1%, respectively. The RPS of rOmpC was significantly higher than the other three rOMPs, so the immune responses of rainbow trout induced by rOmpC were further investigated. The results showed that vaccination with rOmpC could significantly induced the production of specific serum antibodies and proliferation of sIg + lymphocytes in peripheral blood. Meanwhile, RT-qPCR analysis showed that rOmpC could significantly enhance the expression of the MHC-II, TCR, CD4, CD8, IL-8 and IgM genes compared with the BSA immunized group. These results demonstrated that rOmpC could induce strong humoral immune response in rainbow trout and provided effective immune protection against ASM challenge, which indicated that OmpC is a promising vaccine candidate against Aeromonas salmonicida infection.
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Xing J, Zhang Z, Luo K, Tang X, Sheng X, Zhan W. T and B lymphocytes immune responses in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) induced by two forms of outer membrane protein K from Vibrio anguillarum: Subunit vaccine and DNA vaccine. Mol Immunol 2019; 118:40-51. [PMID: 31841966 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To further elucidate the roles of T and B lymphocytes in fish subunit and DNA candidate vaccines for immunisation, the immune responses of T and B lymphocytes to recombinant protein (rOmpK) and plasmid OmpK (pOmpK) from Vibrio anguillarum plus cyclosporine A (CsA) were investigated in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). The results showed that in the rOmpK-immunised groups, the percentages of CD4-1+ and CD4-2+ T (PCD4-1+ and PCD4-2+ T) lymphocytes significantly increased to a peak on days 5 or 7. The percentages of IgM+ B (PIgM+ B) lymphocytes and specific antibodies markedly increased to a peak at weeks 4 or 5. The nine immune-related genes were significantly up-regulated and the expression levels of CD4-1, CD4-2 and MHC II genes were higher than that of CD8α, CD8β and MHC I genes. The CD4+ T lymphocytes, IgM+ B lymphocytes, and specific antibodies were significantly inhibited by CsA. Therefore, the responses of CD4+ T lymphocytes influenced the responses of the B lymphocytes and antibodies. In the pOmpK-immunised groups, the PCD4-1+, PCD4-2+, and PCD8β+ T lymphocytes significantly increased to a peak on days 11 or 14, days 9 or 11, and days 7 or 9, respectively. The PIgM+ B lymphocytes and specific antibodies significantly increased to a peak at weeks 5 or 6. Immune related genes upregulated, and CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, IgM+ B lymphocytes and specific antibodies all suppressed by CsA, suggesting that the responses of T lymphocytes subpopulations influenced B lymphocytes and antibodies responses. Therefore, the subpopulations of T lymphocytes played an important role in the immune responses induced by subunit and DNA candidate vaccines of OmpK and regulated the immune responses of B lymphocytes in flounder.
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- Jing Xing
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No. 1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei Town, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No. 1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei Town, Qingdao, China.
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Rodríguez FH, Flores-Mara R, Yoshida GM, Barría A, Jedlicki AM, Lhorente JP, Reyes-López F, Yáñez JM. Genome-Wide Association Analysis for Resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus Identifies Candidate Genes Involved in Viral Replication and Immune Response in Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss). G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2019; 9:2897-2904. [PMID: 31324747 PMCID: PMC6723134 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a viral disease with considerable negative impact on the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) aquaculture industry. The aim of the present work was to detect genomic regions that explain resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in rainbow trout. A total of 2,278 fish from 58 full-sib families were challenged with IPNV and 768 individuals were genotyped (488 resistant and 280 susceptible), using a 57K SNP panel Axiom, Affymetrix. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using the phenotypes time to death (TD) and binary survival (BS), along with the genotypes of the challenged fish using a Bayesian model (Bayes C). Heritabilities for resistance to IPNV estimated using genomic information, were 0.53 and 0.82 for TD and BS, respectively. The Bayesian GWAS detected a SNP located on chromosome 5 explaining 19% of the genetic variance for TD. The proximity of Sentrin-specific protease 5 (SENP5) to this SNP makes it a candidate gene for resistance against IPNV. In case of BS, a SNP located on chromosome 23 was detected explaining 9% of the genetic variance. However, the moderate-low proportion of variance explained by the detected marker leads to the conclusion that the incorporation of all genomic information, through genomic selection, would be the most appropriate approach to accelerate genetic progress for the improvement of resistance against IPNV in rainbow trout.
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- Francisco H Rodríguez
- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, 8820808, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Av. Floral 1153, Puno, Perú
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, 8820808, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
- Escuela Profesional de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Andina Néstor Cáceres Velásquez, Juliaca, Puno, Perú
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, 8820808, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
- Benchmark Genetics Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, 8820808, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, 8820808, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Barcelona, Spain, and
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, 8820808, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
- Núcleo Milenio INVASAL, Concepción 4070386, Chile
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Banerjee R, Roy S, Samanta M, Das S. Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of MHCI and chemokines CXCR3 and CXCR4 gene from freshwater carp, Catla catla. Microbiol Immunol 2019; 63:379-391. [PMID: 31310013 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The immune system with large number of molecules protects the host against a plethora of continuously evolving microbes. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules serve as cardinal elements of the adaptive immune system responsible for the activation of the adaptive immunity in the host. The present study reports MHCI molecule in freshwater carp, Catla catla, and its differential expression in immunologically relevant tissues post-infection with Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The MHCI sequence of C. catla had 502 bp nucleotides encoding putative 146 amino acids. The phylogenetic analysis exhibited its evolutionary conservation within the Cyprinidae family and formed a different clade with the higher vertebrates. Simultaneously, CXCR3 and CXCR4 chemokines were cloned and characterized for their expression in infected tissues. Analysis of immunologically relevant tissues of the infected fish exhibited an increase of MHCI gene expression and the down-regulation of CXCR3 and CXCR4 chemokines, indicating a tricky interaction between the innate and adaptive immune system. It was found that intestine, skin and spleen played a crucial role in the contribution of the defense activity which instigated the self-immunity. These immune activities can provide useful information to understand the interaction of self and non-self- immune system in freshwater fish, Catla catla.
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- Rajanya Banerjee
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Fish Health Management Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar, 751002, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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El-Magd MA, El-Said KS, El-Semlawy AA, Tanekhy M, Afifi M, Mohamed TM. Association of MHC IIA polymorphisms with disease resistance in Aeromonas hydrophila-challenged Nile tilapia. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 96:126-134. [PMID: 30853539 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.03.002] [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: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes show high polymorphisms in vertebrates depending on animal immunity status. Herein, MHC class IIA gene in Aeromonas hydrophila-challenged Nile tilapia was screened for presence of polymorphisms using sequencing. Twelve nucleotides deletion polymorphism was determined with a PCR product size of 267 bp in the resistant fish and 255 bp in the control and susceptible/diseased fish. Additionally, a non-synonymous right frameshift c.712 T > G (P. 238 * > G) SNP was detected at the stop codon (*). SNP-susceptibility association analysis revealed that fish carrying GG genotype and allele G were high susceptible (risk) for A. hydrophila, and had lower immune response as indicated by significant reduction in non-specific immune parameters (total protein, globulin, IgM, phagocytic activity, phagocytic index, and lysosome activity) and mRNA level of MHC IIA, interleukin 1 beta (IL1β), tumor necrosis factor alfa (TNFα), and toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) in the spleen and head kidney. Thus, G allele could be considered as a risk (recessive or mutant) allele for c. 712 T > G (P. 238 * > G) SNP and so selection of Nile tilapia with protective allele (T) for this SNP could improve the disease resistant of the fish.
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- Mohammed A El-Magd
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry Branch), Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry Branch), Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Wealth Development, Biostatistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry (Biochemistry Branch), Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
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Early Developmental Stress Affects Subsequent Gene Expression Response to an Acute Stress in Atlantic Salmon: An Approach for Creating Robust Fish for Aquaculture? G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2019; 9:1597-1611. [PMID: 30885921 PMCID: PMC6505151 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Stress during early life has potential to program and alter the response to stressful events and metabolism in later life. Repeated short exposure of Atlantic salmon to cold water and air during embryonic (E), post-hatch (PH) or both phases of development (EPH) has been shown to alter the methylome and transcriptome and to affect growth performance during later life compared to untreated controls (CO). The aim of this study was to investigate how the transcriptome of these fish responds to subsequent acute stress at the start feeding stage, and to describe methylation differences that might steer these changes. EPH treated fish showed the strongest down-regulation of corticotropin releasing factor 1, up-regulation of glucocorticoid receptor and 3-oxo-5-alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase 2 gene expression and a suppressed cortisol response 3 hr after the acute stress, differences that could influence hormesis and be affecting how EPH fish cope and recover from the stress event. Growth hormone 2 and insulin-like growth factor 1 were more strongly down-regulated following acute stress in EPH treated fish relative to E, PH and CO fish. This indicates switching away from growth toward coping with stress following stressful events in EPH fish. Genes implicated in immune function such as major histocompatibility class 1A, T-cell receptor and toll-like receptor also responded to acute stress differently in EPH treated fish, indicating that repeated stresses during early life may affect robustness. Differential DNA methylation was detected in regions mapping <500 bases from genes differentially responding to acute stress suggesting the involvement of epigenetic mechanisms. Stress treatments applied during early development therefore have potential as a husbandry tool for boosting the productivity of aquaculture by affecting how fish respond to stresses at critical stages of production.
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Gao FY, Zhang D, Lu MX, Cao JM, Liu ZG, Ke XL, Wang M, Zhang DF. MHC Class IIB gene polymorphisms associated with resistance/susceptibility to Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2019; 133:253-261. [PMID: 31187732 DOI: 10.3354/dao03349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Genetic variation in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Class IIB was tested in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, and the association between the MHC IIB alleles and disease resistance was also studied. F3 fry offspring (n = 1200) from 12 full-sib families were challenged with Streptococcus agalactiae, which caused significantly different mortalities in different Nile tilapia families (11.00-81.10%). Twenty fry (F1) from each of the 12 families were selected to study the polymorphisms of the MHC Class IIB gene using PCR followed by cloning and sequencing methods. The results showed that the size of the amplified fragment was 770-797 bp. Thirty-seven sequences from 240 individuals revealed 22 different alleles, which belonged to 9 major allele types. Up to 63.58% of nucleotide positions were variable, while the proportion of the amino acid variable positions was up to 68.73%. According to the survival rate of offspring (F3) from 12 full-sib families, we deduced that the alleles Orni-DAB*0107, Orni-DAB*0201 and Orni-DAB*0302 were highly associated with resistance to S. agalactiae, while the allele Orni-DAB*0701 was associated with susceptibility to S. agalactiae. In addition, our previous study found that the allele Orni-DAB*0201 was more frequently distributed in the disease-resistant groups. Therefore, the allele Orni-DAB*0201 could be used as an S. agalactiae resistance-related MHC marker in molecular marker-assisted selective breeding programs for S. agalactiae-resistant Nile tilapia.
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- Feng-Ying Gao
- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, PR China
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Recombinant outer membrane protein T (OmpT) of Vibrio ichthyoenteri, a potential vaccine candidate for flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Microb Pathog 2019; 126:185-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gao FY, Zhang D, Lu MX, Cao JM, Liu ZG, Ke XL, Wang M, Zhang DF, Yi MM. MHC class IIA polymorphisms and their association with resistance-susceptibility to Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2018; 93:1207-1215. [PMID: 30345515 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class IIA polymorphisms and the severity of infection by Streptococcus agalactiae was investigated using 40 susceptible and 40 resistant individuals of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Twenty-five alleles were identified from 80 individuals, which belong to 22 major allele types. High polymorphism of mhcIIa gene and at least two loci were discovered in O. niloticus. In peptide-binding region (PBR) and non-PBR, the ratio of nonsynonymous substitution (dN) to synonymous substitution (dS) was 1.294 (>1) and 1.240 (>1), suggesting that the loci are evolving under positive balancing selection. Association analysis showed that the allele, orni-daa*0501, was significantly associated with resistance to S. agalactiae, while the alleles, orni-daa*1101, orni-daa*1301, orni-daa*1401 and orni-daa*1201, were associated with susceptibility to S. agalactiae. To confirm these correlations, another independent challenge experiment was performed in the Huizhou population of the O. niloticus. The frequency distribution showed that the orni-daa*1101 allele was significantly more frequent in the Huizhou-Susceptible group (HZ-SG) than in the Huizhou-Resistant group (HZ-RG) (P < 0.05), which was consistent with the first challenge. However, orni-daa*0501 did not present in HZ-SG and HZ-RG and the distribution frequencies of the orni-daa*1201, orni-daa*1301 and orni-daa*1401 alleles were not significantly more frequent in HZ-SG than in HZ-RG. These results indicate that the orni-daa*1101 allele confers susceptibility to S. agalactia infection. These results suggest that the diversity of exon 2 of mcaIIa alleles could be used to explore the association between disease susceptibility or resistance and the multiformity of mcaIIa and to achieve the molecular-assisted selection of O. niloticus with enhanced disease resistance.
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- Feng-Ying Gao
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Aquaculture and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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Cao Z, Wang L, Xiang Y, Liu X, Tu Z, Sun Y, Zhou Y. MHC class IIα polymorphism and its association with resistance/susceptibility to Vibrio harveyi in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 80:302-310. [PMID: 29902561 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays an important role in the vertebrate immune response to antigenic peptides, and it is essential for recognizing foreign pathogens in organisms. In this study, MHC class IIα (Trov-MHC IIα) from the golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) was first cloned and identified. The gene structure of Trov-MHC IIα was contained four exons and three introns. High levels of polymorphism were found in the exon 2 of Trov-MHC IIα. A total of 29 different MHC class IIα alleles with high polymorphism were identified from 80 individuals. The ratio of non-synonymous substitutions (dN) to synonymous substitutions (dS) was 3.157 (>1) in the peptide binding regions (PBRs) of Trov-MHC IIα, suggesting positive balancing selection. Six alleles were selected to analyze the association between alleles and resistance/susceptibility to Vibrio harveyi in golden pompano. The results showed that Trov-DAA*6401 and Trov-DAA*6702 alleles were associated with the resistance to V. harveyi in golden pompano, while alleles Trov-DAA*6304 and Trov-DAA*7301 were associated with the susceptibility to V. harveyi in golden pompano. This study confirmed the association between alleles of MHC class IIα and disease resistance, and also detected some alleles which might be correlated with high V. harveyi-resistance. These disease resistance-related MHC alleles could be used as potential genetic markers for molecular marker-assisted selective breeding in the golden pompano.
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- Zhenjie Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China; Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University, PR China
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- Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China.
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Guo M, Tang X, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. The effects of IL-1β, IL-8, G-CSF and TNF-α as molecular adjuvant on the immune response to an E. tarda subunit vaccine in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 77:374-384. [PMID: 29626667 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cytokines play vital roles in mounting immune responses and activating host defense network. In this study, the expression plasmid pcDNA3.1 (pcN3) encoding four flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) cytokines including IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-8 or G-CSF (pcIL-1β, pcTNF-α, pcIL-8 and pcG-CSF) were successfully constructed, and their adjuvant potential on an Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) subunit vaccine OmpV (rOmpV) were comparatively analyzed in vaccinated flounder model. Results revealed that flounder vaccinated with rOmpV plus pcIL-1β, pcIL-8 or pcG-CSF produced the relative percent survivals (RPS) of 71%, 65% and 49% respectively, which were higher than that in flounder vaccinated with rOmpV plus pcTNF-α (39%) or pcN3 (36%, the control group). Immunological analysis showed that: (1) except pcTNF-α, higher levels of anti-E. tarda serum antibodies and sIg + lymphocytes in spleen, head kidney and peripheral blood were significantly enhanced by pcIL-1β, pcIL-8 or pcG-CSF, however, pcIL-8 and pcIL-1β enhanced higher levels of sIg + lymphocytes and anti-E. tarda antibodies than pcG-CSF; (2) pcTNF-α could promote the up-regulation of genes participated in cellular immunity (MHCIα, IFN-γ, CD8α and CD8β), pcIL-1β could enhance the expression of genes related to humoral immunity (CD4-1, CD4-2, MHCIIα and IgM), and all the detected genes were augmented by pcIL-8 and pcG-CSF; Among the four cytokines, pcIL-8 and pcIL-1β could strengthen the highest levels of genes participated in cellular immunity and humoral immunity, respectively. These results demonstrated that pcIL-8 and pcIL-1β could enhance stronger cellular and/or humoral immunity induced by rOmpV than pcG-CSF and pcTNF-α, and evoked higher RPS against E. tarda challenge in flounder, which indicated that pcIL-8 and pcIL-1β are promising adjuvants of vaccines in controlling E. tarda infection.
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- Ming Guo
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China.
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Pritchard VL, Mäkinen H, Vähä JP, Erkinaro J, Orell P, Primmer CR. Genomic signatures of fine-scale local selection in Atlantic salmon suggest involvement of sexual maturation, energy homeostasis and immune defence-related genes. Mol Ecol 2018; 27:2560-2575. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Department of Biology; University of Turku; Turku Finland
- Department of Biosciences; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Kevo Subarctic Research Institute; University of Turku; Turku Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE); Oulu Finland
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- Department of Biology; University of Turku; Turku Finland
- Department of Biosciences; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
- Institute of Biotechnology; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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Zhu J, Gan X, Ao Q, Shen X, Tan Y, Chen M, Luo Y, Wang H, Jiang H, Li C. Basal polarization of the immune responses to Streptococcus agalactiae susceptible and resistant tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 75:336-345. [PMID: 29454032 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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One of the highest priority areas for improvement is the development of effective strategies for decreasing disease mortality levels in aquaculture production, a better understanding of the components of the fish immune system and their functions in the context of pathogen invasion is needed. Tilapia is the most common fish in South China, and Streptococcus agalactiae has become the most serious disease problem for tilapia industry in China. Here, we profiled gene expression differences between tilapia differing in their susceptibility to S. agalactiae both basally (before infection) and at three early timepoints post-infection (5 h, 50 h, and 7 d). Between group comparisons revealed 5756 unique genes differentially expressed greater than 2-fold at one or more timepoints. And the resistant fish showed much more strong ability in pathogen recognition, antigen presentation, immune activation, while the susceptible fish showed fast activation of apoptosis. Taken together, the immune profiles expand our knowledge for molecular mechanisms for disease resistance, as well as provide solid molecular resources for further identification of the candidate markers for disease-resistant selection and evaluation of disease prevention and treatment options for tilapia industry.
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- Jiajie Zhu
- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China; Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.
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Sawayama E, Tanizawa S, Kitamura SI, Nakayama K, Ohta K, Ozaki A, Takagi M. Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to RSIVD in Red Sea Bream (Pagrus major). MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 19:601-613. [PMID: 29127523 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-017-9779-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSIVD) is a major viral disease in red sea bream farming in Japan. Previously, we identified one candidate male individual of red sea bream that was significantly associated with convalescent individuals after RSIVD. The purpose of this study is to identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) linked to the RSIVD-resistant trait for future marker-assisted selection (MAS). Two test families were developed using the candidate male in 2014 (Fam-2014) and 2015 (Fam-2015). These test families were challenged with RSIV, and phenotypes were evaluated. Then, de novo genome sequences of red sea bream were obtained through next-generation sequencing, and microsatellite markers were searched and selected for linkage map construction. One immune-related gene, MHC class IIβ, was also used for linkage map construction. Of the microsatellite markers searched, 148 and 197 were mapped on 23 and 27 linkage groups in the female and male linkage maps, respectively, covering approximately 65% of genomes in both sexes. One QTL linked to an RSIVD-resistant trait was found in linkage group 2 of the candidate male in Fam-2014, and the phenotypic variance of the QTL was 31.1%. The QTL was closely linked to MHC class IIβ. Moreover, the QTL observed in Fam-2014 was also significantly linked to an RSIVD-resistant trait in the candidate male of Fam-2015. Our results suggest that the RSIVD-resistant trait in the candidate male was controlled by one major QTL closely linked to the MHC class IIβ gene and could be useful for MAS of red sea bream.
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- Eitaro Sawayama
- R&D Division, Marua Suisan Co., Ltd., 4472 Iwagi, Kamijima-cho, Ochi-gun, Ehime, 794-2410, Japan.
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, 422-1 Nakatsuhamaura, Minamiise-cho, Watarai-gun, Mie, 516-0193, Japan
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- South Ehime Fisheries Research Center, Ehime University, 1289-1 Funakoshi, Ainan-cho, Ehime, 790-8566, Japan
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Tang X, Wang H, Liu F, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. Outer membrane protein A: An immunogenic protein induces highly protective efficacy against Vibrio ichthyoenteri. Microb Pathog 2017; 113:152-159. [PMID: 29074429 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vibrio ichthyoenteri was an important causative agent of bacterial enteritis in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of Gram-negative pathogen was a major cell surface antigen. In the present study, OmpA of V. ichthyoenteri was recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli, and the immunogenicity of OmpA was identified by western blotting using flounder anti-rOmpA and anti-V. ichthyoenteri antibodies. The vaccine potential of rOmpA was tested in a flounder model, and a high relative percentage of survival rate was obtained with 73.1% after challenge with V. ichthyoenteri. Meanwhile, the immune response of flounder induced by rOmpA was also investigated, and the results showed that the sIg + lymphocytes in blood, spleen, and pronephros significantly proliferated, and the peak levels occurred at week 4 after immunization. Moreover, rOmpA could induce higher levels of specific serum antibodies than the control group after immunization, and the peak level occurred at week 5 after immunization. Meanwhile, qRT-PCR analysis showed that the expressions of CD4-1, CD8α, IL-1β, IFN-γ, MHCIα and MHCIIα genes were significantly up-regulated after immunization with rOmpA. Taking together, these results demonstrated that rOmpA could evoke highly protective effects against V. ichthyoenteri challenge and induce strong immune response of flounder, which indicated that OmpA was a promising vaccine candidate.
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- Xiaoqian Tang
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Doan QK, Vandeputte M, Chatain B, Morin T, Allal F. Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy in aquaculture: a review. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2017; 40:717-742. [PMID: 27633881 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER), otherwise known as viral nervous necrosis (VNN), is a major devastating threat for aquatic animals. Betanodaviruses have been isolated in at least 70 aquatic animal species in marine and in freshwater environments throughout the world, with the notable exception of South America. In this review, the main features of betanodavirus, including its diversity, its distribution and its transmission modes in fish, are firstly presented. Then, the existing diagnosis and detection methods, as well as the different control procedures of this disease, are reviewed. Finally, the potential of selective breeding, including both conventional and genomic selection, as an opportunity to obtain resistant commercial populations, is examined.
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- Q K Doan
- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
- TNU, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF), Quyet Thang Commune, Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
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- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
- INRA, GABI, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
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- Anses, Ploufragan-Plouzané Laboratory, Unit Viral Diseases of Fish, Plouzané, France
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- Ifremer, UMR 9190 MARBEC, Palavas-les-Flots, France
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Liu F, Tang X, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. Comparative study of the vaccine potential of six outer membrane proteins of Edwardsiella tarda and the immune responses of flounder ( Paralichthys olivaceus ) after vaccination. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2017; 185:38-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Dettleff P, Moen T, Santi N, Martinez V. Transcriptomic analysis of spleen infected with infectious salmon anemia virus reveals distinct pattern of viral replication on resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 61:187-193. [PMID: 28063951 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAv) produces a systemic infection in salmonids, causing large losses in salmon production. However, little is known regarding the mechanisms exerting disease resistance. In this paper, we perform an RNA-seq analysis in Atlantic salmon challenged with ISAv (using individuals coming from families that were highly susceptible or highly resistant to ISAv infection). We evaluated the differential expression of both host and ISAv genes in a target organ for the virus, i.e. the spleen. The results showed differential expression of host genes related to response to stress, immune response and protein folding (genes such as; atf3, mhc, mx1-3, cd276, cd2, cocs1, c7, il10, il10rb, il13ra2, ubl-1, ifng, ifngr1, hivep2, sigle14 and sigle5). An increased protein processing activity was found in susceptible fish, which generates a subsequent unfolded protein response. We observed extreme differences in the expression of viral segments between susceptible and resistant groups, demonstrating the capacity of resistant fish to overcome the virus replication, generating a very low viral load. This phenomenon and survival of this higher resistant fish seem to be related to differences in immune and translational process, as well as to the increase of HIV-EP2 (hivep2) transcript in resistant fish, although the causal mechanism is yet to be discovered. This study provides valuable information about disease resistance mechanisms in Atlantic salmon from a host-pathogen interaction point of view.
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- Phillip Dettleff
- FAVET-INBIOGEN, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Avda. Santa Rosa 11735, Santiago, Chile.
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- AQUAGEN Norway, Trondheim NO-7462, Norway.
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- FAVET-INBIOGEN, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Avda. Santa Rosa 11735, Santiago, Chile.
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Luo W, Wang X, Qu H, Qin G, Zhang H, Lin Q. Genomic structure and expression pattern of MHC IIα and IIβ genes reveal an unusual immune trait in lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 58:521-529. [PMID: 27697560 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are crucial in the adaptive immune system, and the gene duplication of MHC in animals can generally result in immune flexibility. In this study, we found that the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) has only one gene copy number (GCN) of MHC IIα and IIβ, which is different from that in other teleosts. Together with the lack of spleen and gut-associated lymphatic tissue (GALT), the seahorse may be referred to as having a partial but natural "immunodeficiency". Highly variable amino acid residues were found in the IIα and IIβ domains, especially in the α1 and β1 domains with 9.62% and 8.43% allelic variation, respectively. Site models revealed seven and ten positively selected positions in the α1 and β1 domains, respectively. Real-time PCR experiments showed high expression levels of the MHC II genes in intestine (In), gill (Gi) and trunk kidney (TK) and medium in muscle (Mu) and brood pouch (BP), and the expression levels were significantly up-regulated after bacterial infection. Specially, relative higher expression level of both MHC IIα and IIβ was found in Mu and BP when compared with other fish species, in which MHC II is expressed negligibly in Mu. These results indicate that apart from TK, Gi and In, MU and BP play an important role in the immune response against pathogens in the seahorse. In conclusion, high allelic variation and strong positive selection in PBR and relative higher expression in MU and BP are speculated to partly compensate for the immunodeficiency.
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- Wei Luo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
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Gao Y, Tang X, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. Antigen uptake and expression of antigen presentation-related immune genes in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) after vaccination with an inactivated Edwardsiella tarda immersion vaccine, following hyperosmotic treatment. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 55:274-280. [PMID: 27263114 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Antigen uptake is a critical process for activation of the immune system, and therefore the ability to enhance antigen uptake is a primary consideration in the development of an immersion vaccination of fish. In the present work, flounders (Paralichthys olivaceus) were immersed in three hyperosmotic solutions with 40, 50 and 60‰ salinities, then transferred into seawater of normal salinity (i.e. 30‰) containing formalin-inactivated Edwardsiella tarda for 30 min. The antigen uptake in vaccinated flounder was determined using an absolute quantitative PCR (qPCR). The results showed significantly higher antigen uptake in the tissues of flounders immersed in solutions with 50‰ and 60‰ salinity compared to the control group directly immersed in vaccine (DI) (P < 0.05), and the highest amount of antigen was detected in flounders immersed in the 50‰ salinity solution, whereas there was no significant difference in antigen uptake between the 40‰ salinity group and the DI group (P > 0.05). A rapid and significant increase in antigen uptake was detected in the mucosal-associated tissues including the gill, skin and intestine (P < 0.05) compared with the spleen, kidney and liver. Antigen uptake in the gill and skin both peaked at 30 min post immersion, which was significantly higher than the levels of uptake measured in the other tissues (P < 0.05), and then quickly declined. In contrast, antigen uptake in the spleen, kidney and liver gradually increased 3 h post immersion (hpi). The expression profiles of four antigen presentation-related immune genes (MHC Iα, MHC IIα, CD4-1 and CD8α) were investigated after immersion. These four genes showed a significantly stronger response in the immersed flounders exposed to 50‰ salinity compared with the DI group (P < 0.05). In the mucosal-associated tissues, the expression of MHC Iα and CD8α genes peaked at 24 hpi, while the expression of MHC IIα and CD4-1 genes showed up-regulation in the gill and skin and reached the peak in these tissues at 48 hpi. The expressions of the four genes were also up-regulated in spleen, kidney and liver, but reached peak expression in these tissues at 48-72 hpi. The results demonstrated that hyperosmotic immersion, notably 50‰ salinity significantly enhanced antigen uptake and the expression of selected genes associated with antigen presentation, providing evidence for an enhanced immune activation of the fish's immune response by the hyperosmotic immersion treatment prior to vaccination.
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- Yingli Gao
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No.1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei Town, Jimo, Qingdao, China.
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Edwardsiella tarda Outer Membrane Protein C: An Immunogenic Protein Induces Highly Protective Effects in Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) against Edwardsiellosis. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17071117. [PMID: 27420049 PMCID: PMC4964492 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17071117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Outer membrane protein C of Edwardsiella tarda is a major cell surface antigen and it was identified to be an immunogenic protein by Western blot using flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) anti-recombinant OmpC (rOmpC), and anti-E. tarda antibodies. rOmpC tested the immune protective effect against E. tarda challenge in a flounder model and produced a relative percentage of survival rate of 85%. The immune response of flounder induced by rOmpC was investigated, and the results showed that: (1) the levels of specific serum antibodies induced by rOmpC were significantly higher than the control group after the second week after immunization, and the peak level occurred at week five after immunization; (2) rOmpC could induce the proliferation of sIg+ lymphocytes, and the peak levels of sIg+ lymphocytes in blood, spleen, and pronephros occurred at 4–5 weeks after immunization; and (3) the MHCIIα, CD4-1, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α genes were significantly induced after being injected with rOmpC. Taken together, these results demonstrated that rOmpC could evoke highly protective effects against E. tarda challenge and induce strong innate immune response and humoral immune response of flounder, which indicated that OmpC was a promising vaccine candidate against E. tarda infection.
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Gallage S, Katagiri T, Endo M, Futami K, Endo M, Maita M. Influence of moderate hypoxia on vaccine efficacy against Vibrio anguillarum in Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 51:271-281. [PMID: 26915308 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Hypoxia is known as a potential immunomodulator in fish. This study therefore assesses the impact of chronic, moderate hypoxia on vaccine efficacy in Oreochromis niloticus. Serum antibody titer was used as a surrogate marker to detect vaccine efficacy. The fish were acclimatized to either moderate hypoxia (55 ± 5% DO) or normoxia (85 ± 5%DO) and immunized with formalin inactivated Vibrio anguillarum. Significantly, a higher antibody titer was found in normoxic fish than in moderate hypoxia. The normoxic group titer peaked at 14th dpv (days post vaccination) while the moderate hypoxic group peaked at 21st or 28th dpv. The absolute blood lymphocyte counts and serum bactericidal activities against V. anguillarum were significantly higher in normoxic fish. Serum killing of V. anguillarum appeared to be mainly via antibody-dependent classical complement pathway. Furthermore, the first week following vaccination appears critical for antibody production. This view was further supported by results obtained from gene expression assay, where the transcription level of all the detected immune related genes (IgM, IL-1 β, TCR-β, MHC-II β), except B cell activating factor, were significantly suppressed following exposure to moderate hypoxia. The overall results highlight that even though moderate hypoxia is not easily detectable in Oreochromis niloticus, it negatively affects antibody production by suppressing and delaying antibody response, ultimately affecting vaccine efficacy.
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- Sanchala Gallage
- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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Lehnert SJ, Pitcher TE, Devlin RH, Heath DD. Red and white Chinook salmon: genetic divergence and mate choice. Mol Ecol 2016; 25:1259-74. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sarah J. Lehnert
- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; University of Windsor; Windsor ON N9B 3P4 Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; University of Windsor; Windsor ON N9B 3P4 Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Windsor; Windsor ON N9B 3P4 Canada
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- Center for Aquaculture and Environmental Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; 4160 Marine Drive West Vancouver BC V7V 1N6 Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; University of Windsor; Windsor ON N9B 3P4 Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Windsor; Windsor ON N9B 3P4 Canada
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Grimholt U. MHC and Evolution in Teleosts. BIOLOGY 2016; 5:biology5010006. [PMID: 26797646 PMCID: PMC4810163 DOI: 10.3390/biology5010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are key players in initiating immune responses towards invading pathogens. Both MHC class I and class II genes are present in teleosts, and, using phylogenetic clustering, sequences from both classes have been classified into various lineages. The polymorphic and classical MHC class I and class II gene sequences belong to the U and A lineages, respectively. The remaining class I and class II lineages contain nonclassical gene sequences that, despite their non-orthologous nature, may still hold functions similar to their mammalian nonclassical counterparts. However, the fact that several of these nonclassical lineages are only present in some teleost species is puzzling and questions their functional importance. The number of genes within each lineage greatly varies between teleost species. At least some gene expansions seem reasonable, such as the huge MHC class I expansion in Atlantic cod that most likely compensates for the lack of MHC class II and CD4. The evolutionary trigger for similar MHC class I expansions in tilapia, for example, which has a functional MHC class II, is not so apparent. Future studies will provide us with a more detailed understanding in particular of nonclassical MHC gene functions.
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- Unni Grimholt
- Department of Virology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ullevaalsveien 68, Oslo N-0106, Norway.
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Reyes-López FE, Romeo JS, Vallejos-Vidal E, Reyes-Cerpa S, Sandino AM, Tort L, Mackenzie S, Imarai M. Differential immune gene expression profiles in susceptible and resistant full-sibling families of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) challenged with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 53:210-221. [PMID: 26123889 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study aims to identify at the expression level the immune-related genes associated with IPN-susceptible and resistant phenotypes in Atlantic salmon full-sibling families. We have analyzed thirty full-sibling families infected by immersion with IPNV and then classified as resistant or susceptible using a multivariate survival analysis based on a gamma-Cox frailty model and the Kaplan-Meier mortality curves. In four families within each group head kidneys were pooled for real-time PCR and one-color salmon-specific oligonucleotide microarray (21K) analysis at day 1 and 5 post-infection. Transcripts involved in innate response (IL-6, IFN-α), antigen presentation (HSP-70, HSP-90, MHC-I), TH1 response (IL-12, IFN-γ, CRFB6), immunosuppression (IL-10, TGF-β1) and leukocyte activation and migration (CCL-19, CD18) showed a differential expression pattern between both phenotypes, except in IL-6. In susceptible families, except for IFN-γ, the expressions dropped to basal values at day 5 post-infection. In resistant families, unlike susceptible families, levels remained high or increased (except for IL-6) at day 5. Transcriptomic analysis showed that both families have a clear differential expression pattern, resulting in a marked down-regulation in immune related genes involved in innate response, complement system, antigen recognition and activation of immune response in IPN-resistant. Down-regulation of genes, mainly related to tissue differentiation and protein degradation metabolism, was also observed in resistant families. We have identified an immune-related gene patterns associated with susceptibility and resistance to IPNV infection of Atlantic salmon. This suggests that a limited immune response is associated with resistant fish phenotype to IPNV challenge while a highly inflammatory but short response is associated with susceptibility.
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- Felipe E Reyes-López
- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Centro de Biotecnología Acuícola, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Correo 40, Casilla 33, Santiago, Chile; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Departamento de Matemática y Ciencia de la Computación, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Correo 40, Casilla 33, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Centro de Biotecnología Acuícola, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Correo 40, Casilla 33, Santiago, Chile; Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Centro de Biotecnología Acuícola, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Correo 40, Casilla 33, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Centro de Biotecnología Acuícola, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Correo 40, Casilla 33, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA Stirling, UK
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Centro de Biotecnología Acuícola, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Alameda 3363, Correo 40, Casilla 33, Santiago, Chile.
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Colussi S, Prearo M, Bertuzzi SA, Scanzio T, Peletto S, Favaro L, Modesto P, Maniaci MG, Ru G, Desiato R, Acutis PL. Association of a specific major histocompatibility complex class IIβ single nucleotide polymorphism with resistance to lactococcosis in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2015; 38:27-35. [PMID: 24397583 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) loci encode glycoproteins that bind to foreign peptides and initiate immune responses through their interaction with T cells. MHC class II molecules are heterodimers consisting of α and β chains encoded by extremely variable genes; variation in exon 2 is responsible for the majority of observed polymorphisms, mostly concentrated in the codons specifying the peptide-binding region. Lactococcus garvieae is the causative agent of lactococcosis, a warm-water bacterial infection pathogenic for cultured freshwater and marine fish. It causes considerable economic losses, limiting the profitability and development of fish industries in general and the intensive production of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), in particular. The disease is currently controlled with vaccines and antibiotics; however, vaccines have short-term efficacy, and increasing concerns regarding antibiotic residues have called for alternative strategies. To explore the involvement of the MHC class II β-1 domain as a candidate gene for resistance to lactococcosis, we exposed 400 rainbow trout to naturally contaminated water. One single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and one haplotype were associated with resistance (P < 0.01). These results are promising for using MHC class IIβ as a molecular marker in breeding rainbow trout resistant to lactococcosis.
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- S Colussi
- Istituto Zooprofilattico of Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta - Via Bologna, Turin, Italy
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Yáñez JM, Houston RD, Newman S. Genetics and genomics of disease resistance in salmonid species. Front Genet 2014; 5:415. [PMID: 25505486 PMCID: PMC4245001 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Infectious and parasitic diseases generate large economic losses in salmon farming. A feasible and sustainable alternative to prevent disease outbreaks may be represented by genetic improvement for disease resistance. To include disease resistance into the breeding goal, prior knowledge of the levels of genetic variation for these traits is required. Furthermore, the information from the genetic architecture and molecular factors involved in resistance against diseases may be used to accelerate the genetic progress for these traits. In this regard, marker assisted selection and genomic selection are approaches which incorporate molecular information to increase the accuracy when predicting the genetic merit of selection candidates. In this article we review and discuss key aspects related to disease resistance in salmonid species, from both a genetic and genomic perspective, with emphasis in the applicability of disease resistance traits into breeding programs in salmonids.
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- José M Yáñez
- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile Santiago, Chile ; Aquainnovo, Puerto Montt Chile
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh Midlothian, UK
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Tilapines are important for the sustainability of ecological systems and serve as the second most important group of farmed fish worldwide. Significant mortality of wild and cultured tilapia has been observed recently in Israel. The etiological agent of this disease, a novel RNA virus, is described here, and procedures allowing its isolation and detection are revealed. The virus, denominated tilapia lake virus (TiLV), was propagated in primary tilapia brain cells or in an E-11 cell line, and it induced a cytopathic effect at 5 to 10 days postinfection. Electron microscopy revealed enveloped icosahedral particles of 55 to 75 nm. Low-passage TiLV, injected intraperitoneally in tilapia, induced a disease resembling the natural disease, which typically presents with lethargy, ocular alterations, and skin erosions, with >80% mortality. Histological changes included congestion of the internal organs (kidneys and brain) with foci of gliosis and perivascular cuffing of lymphocytes in the brain cortex; ocular inflammation included endophthalmitis and cataractous changes of the lens. The cohabitation of healthy and diseased fish demonstrated that the disease is contagious and that mortalities (80 to 100%) occur within a few days. Fish surviving the initial mortality were immune to further TiLV infections, suggesting the mounting of a protective immune response. Screening cDNA libraries identified a TiLV-specific sequence, allowing the design of a PCR-based diagnostic test. This test enables the specific identification of TiLV in tilapines and should help control the spread of this virus worldwide.
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Zueva KJ, Lumme J, Veselov AE, Kent MP, Lien S, Primmer CR. Footprints of directional selection in wild Atlantic salmon populations: evidence for parasite-driven evolution? PLoS One 2014; 9:e91672. [PMID: 24670947 PMCID: PMC3966780 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mechanisms of host-parasite co-adaptation have long been of interest in evolutionary biology; however, determining the genetic basis of parasite resistance has been challenging. Current advances in genome technologies provide new opportunities for obtaining a genome-scale view of the action of parasite-driven natural selection in wild populations and thus facilitate the search for specific genomic regions underlying inter-population differences in pathogen response. European populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) exhibit natural variance in susceptibility levels to the ectoparasite Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg 1957, ranging from resistance to extreme susceptibility, and are therefore a good model for studying the evolution of virulence and resistance. However, distinguishing the molecular signatures of genetic drift and environment-associated selection in small populations such as land-locked Atlantic salmon populations presents a challenge, specifically in the search for pathogen-driven selection. We used a novel genome-scan analysis approach that enabled us to i) identify signals of selection in salmon populations affected by varying levels of genetic drift and ii) separate potentially selected loci into the categories of pathogen (G. salaris)-driven selection and selection acting upon other environmental characteristics. A total of 4631 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were screened in Atlantic salmon from 12 different northern European populations. We identified three genomic regions potentially affected by parasite-driven selection, as well as three regions presumably affected by salinity-driven directional selection. Functional annotation of candidate SNPs is consistent with the role of the detected genomic regions in immune defence and, implicitly, in osmoregulation. These results provide new insights into the genetic basis of pathogen susceptibility in Atlantic salmon and will enable future searches for the specific genes involved.
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- Ksenia J. Zueva
- Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of RAS, Petrozavodsk, Russia
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE) and Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE) and Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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Molecular cloning, genomic structure, polymorphism and expression analysis of major histocompatibility complex class IIA gene of swamp eel Monopterus albus. Biologia (Bratisl) 2014; 69:236-246. [PMID: 32214413 PMCID: PMC7089440 DOI: 10.2478/s11756-013-0307-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules play an important role in the immune response of vertebrates. In this paper, full-length MHC IIA cDNA was isolated from swamp eel (Monopterus albus) by rapid amplification of cDNA ends PCR. The genomic structure, molecular polymorphism, tissue distribution, and immune response of the MHC IIA gene to bacterial challenge were investigated. The full-length cDNA (GenBank accession No.: KC616308) is 1,509 bp in length including an 83 bp-long 5' untranslated region (UTR) and a 709 bp-long 3' UTR, which encoded a 238 amino acids protein. In the 2,339 bp-long MHC IIA genomic DNA, four exons and three introns were identified. Sequence comparison exhibited that the deduced amino acid sequence shared 27.1-66.3% identity with those of other species. Seven alleles were identified from five healthy individuals. Number of alleles per individual diversified from two to five. Five different 5' UTR sequences and two different 3' UTR sequences from one individual may infer the existence of five loci at least. Real-time quantitative PCR demonstrated that swamp eel MHC IIA transcripts were ubiquitously expressed in ten tissues, but the expression level was distinctly different. Significant changes were observed in liver, spleen, kidney and intestine after challenged with pathogenic bacteria Aeromonas hydrophilia.
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MH-DAB gene polymorphism and disease resistance to Flavobacterium columnare in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Gene 2013; 526:217-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fischer U, Koppang EO, Nakanishi T. Teleost T and NK cell immunity. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 35:197-206. [PMID: 23664867 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The main function of the immune system is to maintain the organism's homeostasis when invaded by foreign material or organisms. Prior to successful elimination of the invader it is crucial to distinguish self from non-self. Most pathogens and altered cells can be recognized by immune cells through expressed pathogen- or danger-associated molecular patterns (PAMPS or DAMPS, respectively), through non-self (e.g. allogenic or xenogenic cells) or missing major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules (some virus-infected target cells), and by presenting foreign non-self peptides of intracellular (through MHC class I-e.g. virus-infected target cells) or extracellular (through MHC class II-e.g. from bacteria) origin. In order to eliminate invaders directly or by destroying their ability to replicate (e.g. virus-infected cells) specialized immune cells of the innate and adaptive responses appeared during evolution. The first line of defence is represented by the evolutionarily ancient macrophages and natural killer (NK) cells. These innate mechanisms are well developed in bony fish. Two types of NK cell homologues have been described in fish: non-specific cytotoxic cells and NK-like cells. Adaptive cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC) requires key molecules expressed on cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and target cells. CTLs kill host cells harbouring intracellular pathogens by binding of their T cell receptor (TCR) and its co-receptor CD8 to a complex of MHC class I and bound peptide on the infected host cell. Alternatively, extracellular antigens are taken up by professional antigen presenting cells such as macrophages, dendritic cells and B cells to process those antigens and present the resulting peptides in association with MHC class II to CD4(+) T helper cells. During recent years, genes encoding MHC class I and II, TCR and its co-receptors CD8 and CD4 have been cloned in several fish species and antibodies have been developed to study protein expression in morphological and functional contexts. Functional assays for innate and adaptive lymphocyte responses have been developed in only a few fish species. This review summarizes and discusses recent results and developments in the field of T and NK cell responses with focus on economically important and experimental model fish species in the context of vaccination.
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- Uwe Fischer
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Infectology, Suedufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
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Polymorphisms in MHC class Ia genes and resistance to IHNV in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Genes Genomics 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-013-0107-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pang JC, Gao FY, Lu MX, Ye X, Zhu HP, Ke XL. Major histocompatibility complex class IIA and IIB genes of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus: genomic structure, molecular polymorphism and expression patterns. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 34:486-496. [PMID: 23261509 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large genomic region characterized by extremely high polymorphism, and it plays an important role in the immune response of vertebrates. In the present study, we isolated MHC class II genes from Nile tilapia in order to investigate the immune mechanism in tilapia and develop better strategies for disease prevention. Moreover, we cloned the full-length cDNA sequences of MHC IIA and IIB from Nile tilapia by the RACE approach. In addition, the genomic structure, molecular polymorphism and expression patterns of MHC II genes in Nile tilapia were also examined. Compared with that of other teleosts, Nile tilapia MHC class IIA contained four exons and three introns. The deduced amino acid sequence of the MHC IIA molecule shared 25.4-64.5% similarity with those of other teleosts and mammals. Six exons and five introns were identified from Nile tilapia MHC IIB, and the deduced amino acid sequence shared 26.9-74.7% similarity with those of other teleosts and mammals. All the characteristic features of MHC class II chain structure could be identified in the deduced sequences of MHC IIA and IIB molecules, including the leader peptide, α1/β1 and α2/β2 domains, connecting peptide and transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions, as well as conserved cysteines and N-glycosylation site. A total of 12 MHC IIA alleles were identified from six individuals. Four alleles originating from a single individual suggested that at least four MHC IIA loci existed. Moreover, 10 MHC IIB alleles were identified, among which four were detected in a single individual, suggesting that at least four MHC IIB loci existed. The expression of MHC IIA and IIB at the mRNA level in 10 types of normal tissues was determined using quantitative real-time PCR analysis. The highest expression level was detected in stomach and gill, whereas the lowest expression was detected in muscle and brain. Furthermore, MHC IIA and IIB were probably two candidate immune molecules involved in the resistance against streptococcosis, because their expression was significantly up-regulated in gill, kidney, intestine and spleen after the intraperitoneal injection of Streptococcus agalactiae.
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- Ji-cai Pang
- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510380, PR China
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Domestication does not narrow MHC diversity in Sus scrofa. Immunogenetics 2012; 65:195-209. [PMID: 23239371 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-012-0671-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a multigene family of outstanding polymorphism. MHC molecules bind antigenic peptides in the peptide-binding region (PBR) that consists of five binding pockets (P). In this study, we compared the genetic diversity of domestic pigs to that of the modern representatives of their wild ancestors, the wild boar, in two MHC loci, the oligomorphic DQA and the polymorphic DRB1. MHC nucleotide polymorphism was compared with the actual functional polymorphism in the PBR and the binding pockets P1, P4, P6, P7, and P9. The analysis of approximately 200 wild boars collected throughout Europe and 120 domestic pigs from four breeds (three pureblood, Pietrain, Leicoma, and Landrace, and one mixed Danbred) revealed that wild boars and domestic pigs share the same levels of nucleotide and amino acid polymorphism, allelic richness, and heterozygosity. Domestication did not appear to act as a bottleneck that would narrow MHC diversity. Although the pattern of polymorphism was uniform between the two loci, the magnitude of polymorphism was different. For both loci, most of the polymorphism was located in the PBR region and the presence of positive selection was supported by a statistically significant excess of nonsynonymous substitutions over synonymous substitutions in the PBR. P4 and P6 were the most polymorphic binding pockets. Functional polymorphism, i.e., the number and the distribution of pocket variants within and among populations, was significantly narrower than genetic polymorphism, indicative of a hierarchical action of selection pressures on MHC loci.
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[Polymorphic analysis of Mhc-DPB1 gene exon 2 in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)]. YI CHUAN = HEREDITAS 2012. [PMID: 23208139 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2012.01417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules play an important role in the susceptibility and/or resistance to many diseases. To gain an insight into the MHC background of the Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana), and thereby facilitate their protection and application in biomedical research, the second exon of the Mhc-DPB1 genes from 70 Tibetan macaques in Sichuan Province were characterized by PCR, cloning, sequencing, and statistical analysis. A total of 18 Mhc-DPB1 alleles were identified from Tibetan macaques, of which one (Math-DPB1*01:06N) was a pseudogene. Math-DPB1*06:01:01 (67.14%) was the most frequent allele in all the 18 alleles detected, followed by Math-DPB1* 01:03:01 (37.14%), Math-DPB1*09:02 (25.71%), and Math-DPB1*22:01 (15.71%). The alignment of putative amino acid sequences of the 18 Math-DPB1 alleles showed that 5 variable sites were species-specific to Tibetan macaques. A phylogenetic tree constructed using DPB1 alleles in difference species demonstrated that the alleles for Math-DPB1, Mamu-DPB1, and Mafa-DPB1 tended to mix together, rather than cluster into a separate branch in a species-specific fashion, and the Trans-species polymorphism was also observed in the phylogenetic tree. Selection analysis revealed that balancing selection may play an important role in maintaining the polymorphism of Math-DPB1 genes.
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Lu DQ, Yi SB, Yao M, Li YW, Liu XC, Zhang Y, Lin HR. Identification and expression analysis of major histocompatibility complex IIB gene in orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2012; 81:165-180. [PMID: 22747811 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03321.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study, complementary DNA (cDNA) and DNA sequences of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class IIB genes (mhcIIB) were cloned from orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides. The gene structure of E. coioides mhcIIB consists of five exons and four introns, and its deduced amino acid sequence length is 249 amino acids, including a signal peptide, a peptide-binding region, an IGC1 domain, a transmembrane region and a cytoplasmic tail. A phylogenetic study showed that E. coioides mhcIIB shared 32.0-79.1% identity with those of other teleosts and mammals. Real-time reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR was performed to detect the class IIB gene expression in eight different tissues. To characterize the relationship between E. coioides mhcIIB gene and pathogens, in vivo and in vitro studies were performed. Challenge of Cryptocaryon irritans revealed that class IIB genes were down-regulated after 24 and 48 h of challenge, and their expression was later restored at 72 h. Stimulation of isolated E. coioides leukocytes with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (PolyI:C) significantly increased peripheral blood and spleen mhcIIB expression, while head kidney mhcIIB expression remained constant.
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- D Q Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals and the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, 135 Xingang West Street, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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MHC polymorphism and disease-resistance to Edwardsiella tarda in six turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) families. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5179-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Verrier ER, Langevin C, Tohry C, Houel A, Ducrocq V, Benmansour A, Quillet E, Boudinot P. Genetic resistance to rhabdovirus infection in teleost fish is paralleled to the derived cell resistance status. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33935. [PMID: 22514610 PMCID: PMC3326022 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Genetic factors of resistance and predisposition to viral diseases explain a significant part of the clinical variability observed within host populations. Predisposition to viral diseases has been associated to MHC haplotypes and T cell immunity, but a growing repertoire of innate/intrinsic factors are implicated in the genetic determinism of the host susceptibility to viruses. In a long-term study of the genetics of host resistance to fish rhabdoviruses, we produced a collection of double-haploid rainbow trout clones showing a wide range of susceptibility to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) waterborne infection. The susceptibility of fibroblastic cell lines derived from these clonal fish was fully consistent with the susceptibility of the parental fish clones. The mechanisms determining the host resistance therefore did not associate with specific host immunity, but rather with innate or intrinsic factors. One cell line was resistant to rhabdovirus infection due to the combination of an early interferon IFN induction - that was not observed in the susceptible cells - and of yet unknown factors that hamper the first steps of the viral cycle. The implication of IFN was well consistent with the wide range of resistance of this genetic background to VSHV and IHNV, to the birnavirus IPNV and the orthomyxovirus ISAV. Another cell line was even more refractory to the VHSV infection through different antiviral mechanisms. This collection of clonal fish and isogenic cell lines provides an interesting model to analyze the relative contribution of antiviral pathways to the resistance to different viruses.
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- Eloi R. Verrier
- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Jouy en Josas, France
- INRA, GABI UMR 1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, Jouy en Josas, France
- AgroParisTech, Paris, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, GABI UMR 1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, GABI UMR 1313 Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology, Jouy en Josas, France
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- INRA, Molecular Virology and Immunology, Jouy en Josas, France
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