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Tang D, Liu R, Shi X, Shen C, Bai Y, Tang B, Wang Z. Toxic effects of metal copper stress on immunity, metabolism and pathologic changes in Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica sinensis). ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:632-642. [PMID: 33728520 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02367-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Copper (Cu2+), which represents a major physiological challenge for crab culture, is ubiquitous in the aquatic culture environment, and gills are the first organs that come into direct contact with the environment. However, the molecular basis of the response of crabs to Cu2+ stress remains unclear. Here, we conducted a transcriptome and differential expression analysis on the gills from Chinese mitten crab unexposed and exposed to Cu2+ for 24 h. The comparative transcriptome analysis identified 2486 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). GO functional analysis and KEGG pathway analysis revealed some DEGs, which were mostly related to immunity, metabolism, osmotic regulation, Cu2+ homeostasis regulation, antioxidant activity, and detoxification process. Some pathways related to humoral and cellular immunity, such as phagosome, peroxisome, lysosome, mTOR signaling pathway, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, and T cell receptor signaling pathway were enhanced under Cu2+ stress. In addition, Cu2+ stress altered the expression patterns of key phagocytosis and apoptosis genes (lectin, cathepsin L, Rab7, and HSP70), confirming that Cu2+ can induce oxidative stress and eventually even apoptosis. Histological analysis revealed that the copper can induce damage at the cellular level. This comparative transcriptome analysis provides valuable molecular information to aid future study of the immune mechanism of Chinese mitten crab in response to Cu2+ stress and provides a foundation for further understanding of the effects of metal toxicity.
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- Dan Tang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources and Environmental Protection, School of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224001, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Wu F, Huang W, Liu Q, Xu X, Zeng J, Cao L, Hu J, Xu X, Gao Y, Jia S. Responses of Antioxidant Defense and Immune Gene Expression in Early Life Stages of Large Yellow Croaker ( Pseudosciaena crocea) Under Methyl Mercury Exposure. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1436. [PMID: 30364149 PMCID: PMC6191496 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Early life stages of marine organisms are the most sensitive stages to environment stressors including pollutants. In order to understand the toxicological effects induced by MeHg exposure on juveniles of large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a toxicity test was performed wherein fish were exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of MeHg under laboratory conditions (18 ± 1°C; 26 ± 1 in salinity). After 30 days of 0–4.0 μg L-1 MeHg exposure, SOD activity was significantly decreased in the 0.25, 1.0, and 4.0 μg L-1 treatments; while CAT activity was significantly increased in the 4.0 μg L-1 treatments; GSH level, GPx activity were significantly elevated in the 4.0 μg L-1 treatments, respectively. Meanwhile, malondialdehyde content was also significantly increased in the 1.0 and 4.0 μg L-1 treatments with respect to the control. Acetylcholinesterase activity was significantly decreased by 18.3, 25.2, and 21.7% in the 0.25, 1.0, and 4.0 μg L-1 treatments, respectively. The expression of TCTP, GST3, Hsp70, Hsp27 mRNA were all up-regulated in juveniles with a dose-dependent manner exposed to MeHg. These results suggest that large yellow croaker juveniles have the potential to regulate the levels of antioxidant enzymes and initiate immune response in order to protect fish to some extent from oxidative stress induced by MeHg.
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- Fangzhu Wu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China.,Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Surveying Institute of Estuary and Coast, Hangzhou, China
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Nicosia A, Bennici C, Biondo G, Costa S, Di Natale M, Masullo T, Monastero C, Ragusa MA, Tagliavia M, Cuttitta A. Characterization of Translationally Controlled Tumour Protein from the Sea Anemone Anemonia viridis and Transcriptome Wide Identification of Cnidarian Homologues. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9010030. [PMID: 29324689 PMCID: PMC5793182 DOI: 10.3390/genes9010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gene family encoding translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is defined as highly conserved among organisms; however, there is limited knowledge of non-bilateria. In this study, the first TCTP homologue from anthozoan was characterised in the Mediterranean Sea anemone, Anemonia viridis. The release of the genome sequence of Acropora digitifera, Exaiptasia pallida, Nematostella vectensis and Hydra vulgaris enabled a comprehensive study of the molecular evolution of TCTP family among cnidarians. A comparison among TCTP members from Cnidaria and Bilateria showed conserved intron exon organization, evolutionary conserved TCTP signatures and 3D protein structure. The pattern of mRNA expression profile was also defined in A. viridis. These analyses revealed a constitutive mRNA expression especially in tissues with active proliferation. Additionally, the transcriptional profile of A. viridis TCTP (AvTCTP) after challenges with different abiotic/biotic stresses showed induction by extreme temperatures, heavy metals exposure and immune stimulation. These results suggest the involvement of AvTCTP in the sea anemone defensome taking part in environmental stress and immune responses.
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- Aldo Nicosia
- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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- National Research Council-Institute for Marine and Coastal Environment (IAMC-CNR), Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Biotechnology, Detached Unit of Capo Granitola, Via del mare, 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP), Sicily, Italy.
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Jia Z, Wang M, Yue F, Wang X, Wang L, Song L. The immunomodulation of a maternal translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) in Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 60:141-149. [PMID: 27871901 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is initially described as a highly conserved protein implicated in cell growth, and it is subsequently confirmed to play important roles in mediating the innate immune response, especially the inflammatory. In the present study, the full-length cDNA sequence of a TCTP from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri (designed as CfTCTP) was cloned by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) technique based on the expression sequence tag (EST) analysis. It was of 1230 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 543 bp encoding a polypeptide of 180 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence contained a conserved TCTP signature sequence (from I47 to E58) and it shared 26.1%-48.9% similarities with previously identified TCTPs. CfTCTP was clustered with the TCTP from Argopectehs irradias in the phylogenetic tree and was designated into a single branch of mollusk with TCTP from Ruditapes philippinarum. The mRNA transcripts of CfTCTP were constitutively expressed in all the tested tissues, including haemocytes, muscle, mantle, gill, hepatopancreas, kidney and gonad, with the highest expression level in hepatopancreas. The mRNA expression level of CfTCTP in oocytes and fertilized eggs kept at a higher level, and was down-regulated from 2-cell embryos to the lowest level in gastrula. Then it was up-regulated in trochophore and dropped down in the late veliger larvae to the similar level as that in oocytes. After pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) stimulation, the expression of CfTCTP mRNA in haemocytes was increased at 3 or 6 h, and fall down to the normal level at 24 h. The recombinant protein of CfTCTP could induce the release of histamine from BT-549 cells. All these results indicated that CfTCTP was a pro-inflammatory factor and it could be maternally transferred from female gonad to oocytes and offspring, and play pivotal role in the embryonic development and immune protection of scallops.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Biomarkers, Tumor/chemistry
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/immunology
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/immunology
- Immunity, Innate
- Immunomodulation
- Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern Molecules/metabolism
- Pectinidae/classification
- Pectinidae/genetics
- Pectinidae/growth & development
- Pectinidae/immunology
- Phylogeny
- Protein Conformation
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment/veterinary
- Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
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- Zhihao Jia
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Nanhai Rd., Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Nanhai Rd., Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Nanhai Rd., Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Nanhai Rd., Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.
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Wu W, Wu B, Ye T, Huang H, Dai C, Yuan J, Wang W. TCTP is a critical factor in shrimp immune response to virus infection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74460. [PMID: 24073212 PMCID: PMC3779204 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is an abundant, ubiquitous, and conserved protein which plays important roles in a number of biological processes. In the present study, the TCTP in shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei was analyzed. The TCTP of L.vannamei, a 168-amino-acid polypeptide, shares a high degree of similarity with TCTPs from other species, having two TCTP protein signatures at the 45–55 aa and 123–145 aa motif. The mRNA and protein levels from different tissues were detected with the highest in muscle and the lowest in heart among all examined tissues. In addition, temporal TCTP expression was significantly up-regulated at 16 h and 48 h following infection with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Lastly, silencing of TCTP with dsRNA led to a significant increase of WSSV loads. These results provide new insights into the importance of TCTP as an evolutionarily conserved molecule for shrimp innate immunity against virus infection.
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- Wenlin Wu
- Department of Biology, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
- * E-mail: (W. Wu); (W. Wang)
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- Department of Biology, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
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- The Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
- * E-mail: (W. Wu); (W. Wang)
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