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Martín-Manzo MV, Morelos-Castro RM, Munguia-Vega A, Soberanes-Yepiz ML, Cortés-Jacinto E. Transcriptome analysis of reproductive tract tissues of male river prawn Macrobrachium americanum. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:259. [PMID: 38302799 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-09125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND The river prawn, Macrobrachium americanum (M. americanum), is one of the largest prawns of the genus in Latin America and is an amphidromous species distributed along the Pacific coast of America. This prawn has commercial value due to its size and taste, making it a good option for aquaculture production. Its culture has been attempted in ponds and concrete tanks, but no successful technique can still support commercial production. Understanding the mechanisms that regulate reproduction at the molecular level is very important. This knowledge can provide tools for manipulating transcripts, which could increase the number or size of animals in the culture. Our understanding of the mechanism that regulates the reproduction of M. americanum at the molecular level is limited. AIM Perform and analyze the transcriptome assembly of the testes, vas deferens, and terminal ampulla of M. americanum. to provide new molecular information about its reproduction. METHODS AND RESULTS The cDNA library was constructed and sequenced for each tissue to identify novel transcripts. A combined transcriptome with the three tissues was assembled using Trinity software. Unigenes were annotated using BLASTx and BLAST2GO. The transcriptome assembly generated 1,059,447 unigenes, of which 7222 genes had significant hits (e-value < 1 × 10-5) when compared against the Swiss-Prot database. Around 75 genes were related to sex determination, testis development, spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis, fertilization, maturation of testicular cells, neuropeptides, hormones, hormone receptors, and/or embryogenesis. CONCLUSIONS These results provide new molecular information about M. americanum reproduction, representing a reference point for further genetic studies of this species.
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- Miriam Victoria Martín-Manzo
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste Tepic, Investigadoras E Investigadores Por México-CONACYT. Unidad Nayarit, Nayarit, Mexico
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- Applied Genomics Lab, Av. Gral. Félix Ortega Aguilar, 23000, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Conservation Genetics Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Gonads for the Identification of Sex-Related Genes in Giant Freshwater Prawns ( Macrobrachium Rosenbergii) Using RNA Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10121035. [PMID: 31835875 PMCID: PMC6947849 DOI: 10.3390/genes10121035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) exhibits sex dimorphism between the male and female individuals. To date, the molecular mechanism governing gonadal development was unclear, and limited data were available on the gonad transcriptome of M. rosenbergii. Here, we conducted comprehensive gonadal transcriptomic analysis of female (ZW), super female (WW), and male (ZZ) M. rosenbergii for gene discovery. A total of 70.33 gigabases (Gb) of sequences were generated. There were 115,338 unigenes assembled with a mean size of 1196 base pair (bp) and N50 of 2195 bp. Alignment against the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) non-redundant nucleotide/protein sequence database (NR and NT), the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database, SwissProt database, Protein family (Pfam), Gene ontology (GO), and the eukaryotic orthologous group (KOG) database, 36,282 unigenes were annotated at least in one database. Comparative transcriptome analysis observed that 10,641, 16,903, and 3393 genes were significantly differentially expressed in ZW vs. ZZ, WW vs. ZZ, and WW vs. ZW samples, respectively. Enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) resulted in 268, 153, and 42 significantly enriched GO terms, respectively, and a total of 56 significantly enriched KEGG pathways. Additionally, 23 putative sex-related genes, including Gtsf1, IR, HSP21, MRPINK, Mrr, and other potentially promising candidate genes were identified. Moreover, 56,241 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were identified. Our findings provide a valuable archive for further functional analyses of sex-related genes and future discoveries of underlying molecular mechanisms of gonadal development and sex determination.
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Yu Q, Yang D, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Cong M, Wu H, Ji C, Li F, Zhao J. Molecular characterization, expression and functional analysis of two Kazal-type serine protease inhibitors from Venerupis philippinarum. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 70:156-163. [PMID: 28882790 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.09.018] [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: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Kazal-type serine protease inhibitors (KSPIs) act as negative regulators in immune signaling pathway by controlling the extent of serine protease (SP) activities. In this study, the full-length cDNA of two KSPIs (designed as VpKSPI-1 and VpKSPI-2) were identified from Venerupis philippinarum by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) approaches. The open reading frame (ORF) of VpKSPI-1 and VpKSPI-2 was of 552 bp and 402 bp, encoding a polypeptide of 183 and 133 amino acids, respectively. The transcripts of VpKSPI-1 and VpKSPI-2 were ubiquitously expressed in all tissues tested with the highest expression level in hepatopancreas. After Vibrio anguillarum challenge, the relative mRNA expression of VpKSPI-1 and VpKSPI-2 in hepatopancreas was both up-regulated within 96 h. The recombinant VpKSPI-1 (rVpKSPI-1) displayed weak activities towards chymotrypsin, moderate inhibitory activity to trypsin, while rVpKSPI-2 showed significant inhibitory activities against chymotrypsin and trypsin. When the molar ratio of rVpKSPI-2 to chymotrypsin and trypsin reached 1:4 and 1:2, the protease activities could be almost entirely inhibited. All these results suggested that both VpKSPI-1 and VpKSPI-2 perhaps play a vital role in the innate immunity of V. philippinarum.
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- Qian Yu
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China; Muping Coastal Environment Research Station, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, PR China.
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Kumaresan V, Palanisamy R, Pasupuleti M, Arockiaraj J. Impacts of environmental and biological stressors on immune system of Macrobrachium rosenbergii. REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE 2017; 9:283-307. [DOI: 10.1111/raq.12139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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AbstractMacrobrachium rosenbergii commonly called giant freshwater prawn is a widely farmed crustacean in freshwater. Similar to other aquatic organisms, their growth and well‐being is influenced by various physical, chemical and biological factors. We discuss about the critical growth limiting factors as well as disease causing agents and the potential immune molecules of M. rosenbergii that are proved to involve in preventing and/or responding to those limiting factors.
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- Venkatesh Kumaresan
- Division of Fisheries Biotechnology & Molecular Biology Department of Biotechnology Faculty of Science and Humanities SRM University Chennai Tamil Nadu India
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- Division of Fisheries Biotechnology & Molecular Biology Department of Biotechnology Faculty of Science and Humanities SRM University Chennai Tamil Nadu India
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- Lab PCN 206 Microbiology Division CSIR‐Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
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- Division of Fisheries Biotechnology & Molecular Biology Department of Biotechnology Faculty of Science and Humanities SRM University Chennai Tamil Nadu India
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Lafontaine A, Baiwir D, Joaquim-Justo C, De Pauw E, Lemoine S, Boulangé-Lecomte C, Forget-Leray J, Thomé JP, Gismondi E. Proteomic response of Macrobrachium rosenbergii hepatopancreas exposed to chlordecone: Identification of endocrine disruption biomarkers? ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 141:306-314. [PMID: 28371731 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present work is the first study investigating the impacts of chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, on the proteome of the decapod crustacean Macrobrachium rosenbergii, by gel-free proteomic analysis. The hepatopancreas protein expression variations were analysed in organisms exposed to three environmental relevant concentrations of chlordecone (i.e. 0.2, 2 and 20µg/L). Results revealed that 62 proteins were significantly up- or down-regulated in exposed prawns compared to controls. Most of these proteins are involved in important physiological processes such as ion transport, defense mechanisms and immune system, cytoskeleton dynamics, or protein synthesis and degradation. Moreover, it appears that 6% of the deregulated protein are involved in the endocrine system and in the hormonal control of reproduction or development processes of M. rosenbergii (e.g. vitellogenin, farnesoic acid o-methyltransferase). These results indicate that chlordecone is potentially an endocrine disruptor compound for decapods, as already observed in vertebrates. These protein modifications could lead to disruptions of M. rosenbergii growth and reproduction, and therefore of the fitness population on the long-term. Besides, these disrupted proteins could be suggested as biomarkers of exposure for endocrine disruptions in invertebrates. However, further investigations are needed to complete understanding of action mechanisms of chlordecone on proteome and endocrine system of crustaceans.
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- Anne Lafontaine
- University of Liège, Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE) - Freshwater and OceaniC sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Chemistry Institute, Bât. B6C, 11 allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Sart-Tilman, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; GIGA Proteomics Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- University of Liège, Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE) - Freshwater and OceaniC sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Chemistry Institute, Bât. B6C, 11 allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; GIGA Proteomics Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- DYNECAR-UMR BOREA (MNHN/CNRS 7208/IRD207/UPMC/UA), University of the French West Indies, Campus de Fouillole, F-97110 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Normandie University, ULH, UMR I-02, Environmental Stresses and Biomonitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems (SEBIO) - FR CNRS 3730 SCALE, F-76600 Le Havre, France
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- Normandie University, ULH, UMR I-02, Environmental Stresses and Biomonitoring of Aquatic Ecosystems (SEBIO) - FR CNRS 3730 SCALE, F-76600 Le Havre, France
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- University of Liège, Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE) - Freshwater and OceaniC sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Chemistry Institute, Bât. B6C, 11 allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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- University of Liège, Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology (LEAE) - Freshwater and OceaniC sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Chemistry Institute, Bât. B6C, 11 allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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Zhang D, Ma J, Jiang S. Molecular characterization, expression and function analysis of a five-domain Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitor from pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 37:115-121. [PMID: 24378679 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Serine proteinase inhibitors represent an expanding superfamily of endogenous inhibitors that are regulate proteolytic events and involved in a variety of physiological and immunological processes. A five-domain Kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitor (poKSPI) was identified and characterized from pearl oyster Pinctada fucata based on expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis. The full-length cDNA was 737 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) 660 bp encoding a 219 amino acid protein a theoretical molecular weight (Mw) of 23.3 kDa and an isoelectric point (pI) of 8.40. A putative signal peptide of 19 amino acid residues and five tandem Kazal domains were identified. Four of the Kazal domains had the highly conserved motif sequences with six cysteine residues responsible for the formation of disulfide bridges. The deduced amino acid sequence of the poKSPI shared high homology with KSPIs from Hirudo medicinalis. The poKSPI mRNA could be detected in all examined tissues, the expression level of the poKSPI mRNA was the highest in mantle and gonad, while the lowest in haemocyte and intestine. After LPS challenge, the expression level of the poKSPI mRNA in digestive gland was significantly up-regulated at 4 h post-challenge and reached the peak at 12 h post-challenge, which was 4.23-fold higher than control group; the expression level of the poKSPI mRNA in gill was also significantly up-regulated at 8 and 12 h post-challenge, which were 4.48 and 2.26-fold higher than control group. After Vibrio alginolyticus challenge, the expression levels of the poKSPI mRNA in digestive gland were significantly up-regulated at 8, 12, 48 and 72 h post-challenge, which were 1.70, 1.79, 3.89 and 5.69-fold higher than control group, respectively; the expression level of the poKSPI mRNA in gill was significantly up-regulated at 24 h post-challenge, which was 5.30-fold higher than control group. The recombinant poKSPI protein could inhibit chymotrypsin and trypsin activities in dose-dependent manner, when the ratios of rpoKSPI to chymotrypsin and trypsin were 36:1 and 72:1, respectively, the proteinase activities of chymotrypsin and trypsin could be almost completely inhibited, but the rpoKSPI could not inhibit subtilisin.
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- Dianchang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China.
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Wickramaarachchi WDN, De Zoysa M, Whang I, Wan Q, Lee J. Kazal-type proteinase inhibitor from disk abalone (Haliotis discus discus): molecular characterization and transcriptional response upon immune stimulation. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 35:1039-1043. [PMID: 23859879 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Proteinases and proteinase inhibitors are involved in several biological and physiological processes in all multicellular organisms. Proteinase inhibitors play a key role in regulating the activity of the respective proteinases. Among serine proteinase inhibitors, kazal-type proteinase inhibitors (KPIs) are widely found in mammals, avians, and a variety of invertebrates. In this study, we describe the identification of a kazal-type serine proteinase inhibitor (Ab-KPI) from the disk abalone, Haliotis discus discus, which is presumably involved in innate immunity. The full-length cDNA of Ab-KPI includes 600 bp nucleotides with an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a polypeptide of 143 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of Ab-KPI contains a putative 17-amino acid signal peptide and two tandem kazal domains with high similarity to other kazal-type SPIs. Each kazal domain consists of reactive site (P1) residue containing a leucine (L), and a threonine (T) located in the second amino acid position after the second conserved cysteine of each domain. Temporal expression of Ab-KPI was assessed by real time quantitative PCR in hemocytes and mantle tissue following bacterial and viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) challenge, and tissue injury. At 6 h post-bacterial and -VHSV challenge, Ab-KPI expression in hemocytes was increased 14-fold and 4-fold, respectively, compared to control samples. The highest up-regulations upon tissue injury were shown at 9 h and 12 h in hemocytes and mantle, respectively. The transcriptional modulation of Ab-KPI following bacterial and viral challenges and tissue injury indicates that it might be involved in immune defense as well as wound healing process in abalone.
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- W D Niroshana Wickramaarachchi
- Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea
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Wei X, Yang J, Yang J, Liu X, Liu M, Yang D, Xu J, Hu X. A four-domain Kunitz-type proteinase inhibitor from Solen grandis is implicated in immune response. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 33:1276-1284. [PMID: 23022284 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Revised: 09/11/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Serine proteinase inhibitor (SPI) serves as a negative regulator in immune signal pathway by restraining the activities of serine proteinase (SP) and plays an essential role in the innate immunity. In the present study, a Kunitz-type SPI was identified from the mollusk razor clam Solen grandis (designated as SgKunitz). The full-length cDNA of SgKunitz was of 1284 bp, containing an open reading frame (ORF) of 768 bp. The ORF encoded four Kunitz domains, and their amino acids were well conserved when compared with those in other Kunitz-type SPIs, especially the six cysteines involved in forming of three disulfide bridges in each domain. In addition, the tertiary structure of all the four domains adopted a typical model of Kunitz-type SPI family, indicating SgKunitz was a new member of Kunitz-type SPI superfamily. The mRNA transcripts of SgKunitz were detected in all tested tissues of razor clam, including muscle, mantle, gonad, gill, hepatopancreas and hemocytes, and with the highest expression level in gill. When the razor clams were stimulated by LPS, PGN or β-1, 3-glucan, the expression level of SgKunitz mRNA in hemocytes was significantly up-regulated (P < 0.01), suggesting SgKunitz might involved in the processes of inhibiting the activity of SPs during the immune responses triggered by various pathogens. Furthermore, the recombinant protein of SgKunitz could effectively inhibit the activities of SP trypsin and chymotrypsin in vitro. The present results suggested SgKunitz could serve as an inhibitor of SP involving in the immune response of S. grandis, and provided helpful evidences to understand the regulation mechanism of immune signal pathway in mollusk.
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- Xiumei Wei
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Restoration for Marine Ecology, Shandong Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Yantai 264006, China
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