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Imamichi Y, Hikosaka K, Kawai N, Koubaku N, Hosoi M, Mizuta S, Yokoyama Y. Purification, characterization and cDNA cloning of a lectin from the brittle star Ophioplocus japonicus. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 262:110757. [PMID: 35644319 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2022.110757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that possess specific sugar-binding properties and are involved in various biological activities in different organisms. In this study, purification, characterization, and cDNA cloning of a brittle star lectin, designated as Ophioplocus japonicus agglutinin (OJA), were conducted. OJA was isolated from the brittle star O. japonicus by affinity chromatography on a Sephadex G-25 column, followed by ion-exchange chromatography on a Resource Q column. This lectin yielded distinct bands at approximately 176 or 17 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) under non-reducing or reducing conditions, respectively. It also exhibited Ca2+-dependent hemagglutination activity, which, however, was not affected by other metal cations, such as Ba2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, and Mn2+. The OJA activity was strongly inhibited by glucose and xylose among the monosaccharides tested, and by bovine thyroglobulin among the glycoproteins tested. Cloning of the OJA cDNA revealed that its primary structure contained the C-type lectin domain (CTLD). The results of this study showed that OJA is an echinoderm-derived glucose/xylose-specific lectin that belongs to the C-type lectin superfamily.
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- Yoshitaka Imamichi
- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan.
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Pan L, Yuan Z, Farouk MH, Qin G, Bao N. Isolation and analysation of soybean agglutinin-specific binding proteins for erythrocyte membrane in different animal species. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2020.1869600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Li Pan
- Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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Preetham E, Rubeena AS, Vaseeharan B, Chaurasia MK, Arockiaraj J, Olsen RE. Anti-biofilm properties and immunological response of an immune molecule lectin isolated from shrimp Metapenaeus monoceros. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 94:896-906. [PMID: 31533083 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.09.032] [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: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The study is carried out to understand the antimicrobial and immunological response of a potential immune molecule lectin, MmLec isolated from haemolymph of Speckled shrimp, Metapenaeus monoceros. MmLec was purified using mannose coupled Sepharose CL-4B affinity chromatography, which was further subjected on SDS-PAGE to ascertain the distribution of their molecular weight. Sugar binding specificity assay was conducted at various pH and temperatures to investigate the binding affinity of MmLec towards the specific carbohydrate molecule. Functional analysis of immune molecule MmLec included haemagglutination assays performed using human erythrocytes and yeast agglutination activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae which, were analyzed using light microscopy. In order to study the antimicrobial activity, two Gram-negative (Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas hydrophila) and two Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis) bacteria were treated with purified MmLec. Moreover, these bacterial species were also treated at different concentration of the MmLec to speculate the antibiofilm properties of MmLec which was analyzed under Light Microscopy and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy. In addition, other functional characterization of MmLec showed the uniqueness of MmLec in agglutination of human erythrocyte as well as the cells of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Also, the phenoloxidase activity and encapsulation assay was evaluated. MTT assay displayed that MmLec are potent in anticancer activity. The study will help to understand the immunological interference and antimicrobial nature of MmLec which would be supportive in establishing a potential therapeutic tool and to develop better and novel disease control strategies in shrimp and farmed aquaculture industries as well as in health management.
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- Elumalai Preetham
- Department of Processing Technology (Biochemistry), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, 682 506, Kochi, Kerala, India; School of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, 682 506, Kochi, Kerala, India.
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- School of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, 682 506, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Crustacean Molecular Biology and Genomics Division, Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Science Block 4th Floor, Burma Colony, Karaikudi, 630 004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Processing Technology (Biochemistry), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, 682 506, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- SRM Research Institute, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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Shabelnikov SV, Bobkov DE, Sharlaimova NS, Petukhova OA. Injury affects coelomic fluid proteome of the common starfish, Asterias rubens. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 222:jeb.198556. [PMID: 30877231 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.198556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Echinoderms, possessing outstanding regenerative capabilities, provide a unique model system for the study of response to injury. However, little is known about the proteomic composition of coelomic fluid, an important biofluid circulating throughout the animal's body and reflecting the overall biological status of the organism. In this study, we used LC-MALDI tandem mass spectrometry to characterize the proteome of the cell-free coelomic fluid of the starfish Asterias rubens and to follow the changes occurring in response to puncture wound and blood loss. In total, 91 proteins were identified, of which 61 were extracellular soluble and 16 were bound to the plasma membrane. The most represented functional terms were 'pattern recognition receptor activity' and 'peptidase inhibitor activity'. A series of candidate proteins involved in early response to injury was revealed. Ependymin, β-microseminoprotein, serum amyloid A and avidin-like proteins, which are known to be involved in intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber, were also identified as injury-responsive proteins. Our results expand the list of proteins potentially involved in defense and regeneration in echinoderms and demonstrate dramatic effects of injury on the coelomic fluid proteome.
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- Sergey V Shabelnikov
- Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194064 St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Cell Cultures, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194064 St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Cell Cultures, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194064 St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Cell Cultures, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194064 St Petersburg, Russia
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Albuquerque DAP, Cavalcanti IT, Vasconcelos LRS, Montenegro F, Pereira LMMB, Cavalcanti MSM, Moura P, Júnior LBC, de Almeida SMV, Beltrão EIC. Molecular profile of mannan-binding lectin in hepatitis C patients with MBL gene polymorphisms by a modified mannan-coated nitrocellulose assay. J Immunol Methods 2018; 460:101-106. [PMID: 30056939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2018.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to develop an assay to analyze the serum profile of Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) through a simple and "in-house" method (called "dot-N-man"). Furthermore, the study attempted to associate molecular masses of MBL to the profile of MBL gene polymorphisms in patients with hepatitis C. Heterogeneity in molecular masses of MBL is due to the impairment of oligomers formation, which is linked to genetic polymorphisms in the MBL gene. Individuals with AA genotype (wild-type) produce high-molecular-mass proteins, whereas AO and OO individuals produce intermediate and low-molecular-mass proteins, respectively. Sera of thirty patients carrying the hepatitis C virus (HCV) were investigated using MBL binding assay with mannan-coated nitrocellulose (dot-N-man). Purified MBL was evaluated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Western blotting. Dot-N-Man assay yielded MBL with molecular masses ranging between 55 and 320 kDa, comparable to low and high molecular mass forms of MBL. Nonreducing SDS-PAGE showed high molecular mass bands in all AA individuals while bands of 270 and 205 kDa were observed in sera for a number of patients with AO and OO genotypes, respectively. Immunoblotting confirmed the MBL samples obtained from the dot-N-man. These results provide new insights to understand the MBL molecular forms profile in patients infected with HCV- which could be useful in future investigations on the influence of the MBL structure/genotype on both the progression of infection and the response to hepatitis C therapy.
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- Diego A P Albuquerque
- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Instituto do Fígado e Transplantes de Pernambuco - IFP, Recife, PE, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil; Instituto de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães - FIOCRUZ, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Vírus, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Instituto do Fígado e Transplantes de Pernambuco - IFP, Recife, PE, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Vírus, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Vírus, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Faculdade de Ciências, Educação e Tecnologia de Garanhuns (FACETEG), Garanhuns, PE, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Yang A, Zhou Z, Pan Y, Jiang J, Dong Y, Guan X, Sun H, Gao S, Chen Z. RNA sequencing analysis to capture the transcriptome landscape during skin ulceration syndrome progression in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:459. [PMID: 27296384 PMCID: PMC4906609 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2810-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is an important economic species in China, which is affected by various diseases; skin ulceration syndrome (SUS) is the most serious. In this study, we characterized the transcriptomes in A. japonicus challenged with Vibrio splendidus to elucidate the changes in gene expression throughout the three stages of SUS progression. Results RNA sequencing of 21 cDNA libraries from various tissues and developmental stages of SUS-affected A. japonicus yielded 553 million raw reads, of which 542 million high-quality reads were generated by deep-sequencing using the Illumina HiSeq™ 2000 platform. The reference transcriptome comprised a combination of the Illumina reads, 454 sequencing data and Sanger sequences obtained from the public database to generate 93,163 unigenes (average length, 1,052 bp; N50 = 1,575 bp); 33,860 were annotated. Transcriptome comparisons between healthy and SUS-affected A. japonicus revealed greater differences in gene expression profiles in the body walls (BW) than in the intestines (Int), respiratory trees (RT) and coelomocytes (C). Clustering of expression models revealed stable up-regulation as the main pattern occurring in the BW throughout the three stages of SUS progression. Significantly affected pathways were associated with signal transduction, immune system, cellular processes, development and metabolism. Ninety-two differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were divided into four functional categories: attachment/pathogen recognition (17), inflammatory reactions (38), oxidative stress response (7) and apoptosis (30). Using quantitative real-time PCR, twenty representative DEGs were selected to validate the sequencing results. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R) of the 20 DEGs ranged from 0.811 to 0.999, which confirmed the consistency and accuracy between these two approaches. Conclusions Dynamic changes in global gene expression occur during SUS progression in A. japonicus. Elucidation of these changes is important in clarifying the molecular mechanisms associated with the development of SUS in sea cucumber. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2810-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Aifu Yang
- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China.
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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- Liaoning Key Lab of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, Peoples' Republic of China
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Oliveira C, Teixeira JA, Domingues L. Recombinant lectins: an array of tailor-made glycan-interaction biosynthetic tools. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2012; 33:66-80. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2012.670614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ogawa T, Watanabe M, Naganuma T, Muramoto K. Diversified carbohydrate-binding lectins from marine resources. JOURNAL OF AMINO ACIDS 2011; 2011:838914. [PMID: 22312473 PMCID: PMC3269628 DOI: 10.4061/2011/838914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Marine bioresources produce a great variety of specific and potent bioactive molecules including natural organic compounds such as fatty acids, polysaccharides, polyether, peptides, proteins, and enzymes. Lectins are also one of the promising candidates for useful therapeutic agents because they can recognize the specific carbohydrate structures such as proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycolipids, resulting in the regulation of various cells via glycoconjugates and their physiological and pathological phenomenon through the host-pathogen interactions and cell-cell communications. Here, we review the multiple lectins from marine resources including fishes and sea invertebrate in terms of their structure-activity relationships and molecular evolution. Especially, we focus on the unique structural properties and molecular evolution of C-type lectins, galectin, F-type lectin, and rhamnose-binding lectin families.
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- Tomohisa Ogawa
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Matsumoto R, Shibata TF, Kohtsuka H, Sekifuji M, Sugii N, Nakajima H, Kojima N, Fujii Y, Kawsar SMA, Yasumitsu H, Hamako J, Matsui T, Ozeki Y. Glycomics of a novel type-2 N-acetyllactosamine-specific lectin purified from the feather star, Oxycomanthus japonicus (Pelmatozoa: Crinoidea). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 158:266-73. [PMID: 21176791 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A lectin - designated OXYL for the purposes of this study that strongly recognizes complex-type oligosaccharides of serum glycoproteins - was purified from a crinoid, the feather star Oxycomanthus japonicus, the most basal group among extant echinoderms. OXYL was purified through a combination of anion-exchange and affinity chromatography using Q-sepharose and fetuin-sepharose gel, respectively. Lectin was determined to be a 14-kDa polypeptide by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing conditions. However, 14-kDa and 28-kDa bands appeared in the same proportion under non-reducing conditions. Gel permeation chromatography showed a 54-kDa peak, suggesting that lectin consists of four 14-kDa subunits. Divalent cations were not indicated, and stable haemagglutination activity was demonstrated at pH 4-12 and temperatures below 60°C. Surface plasmon resonance analysis of OXYL against fetuin showed k(ass) and k(diss) values of 1.4×10(-6)M(-1)s(-1) and 3.1×10(-3)s(-1), respectively, indicating that it has a strong binding affinity to the glycoprotein as lectin. Frontal affinity chromatography using 25 types of prydylamine-conjugated glycans indicated that OXYL specifically recognizes multi-antennary complex-type oligosaccharides containing type-2 N-acetyllactosamines (Galβ1-4GlcNAc) if α2-3-linked sialic acid is linked at the non-reducing terminal. However, type-1 N-acetyllactosamine (Galβ1-3GlcNAc) chains and α2-6-linked sialic acids were never recognized by OXYL. This profiling study showed that OXYL essentially recognizes β1-4-linkage at C-1 position and free OH group at C-6 position of Gal in addition to the conservation of N-acetyl groups at C-2 position and free OH groups at C-3 position of GlcNAc in N-acetyllactosamine. This is the first report on glycomics on a lectin purified from an echinoderm belonging to the subphylum Pelmatozoa.
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- Ryo Matsumoto
- Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Genome System Sciences, Graduate School of NanoBiosciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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Purification, characterization and cDNA cloning of a novel lectin from the jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 156:12-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Smith LC, Ghosh J, Buckley KM, Clow LA, Dheilly NM, Haug T, Henson JH, Li C, Lun CM, Majeske AJ, Matranga V, Nair SV, Rast JP, Raftos DA, Roth M, Sacchi S, Schrankel CS, Stensvåg K. Echinoderm Immunity. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 708:260-301. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8059-5_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gorshkov AN, Blinova MI, Pinaev GP. Ultrastructure of coelomic epithelium and coelomocytes of the starfish Asterias rubens L. in norm and after wounding. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990519x09050113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gemeiner P, Mislovičová D, Tkáč J, Švitel J, Pätoprstý V, Hrabárová E, Kogan G, Kožár T. Lectinomics. Biotechnol Adv 2009; 27:1-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2008] [Revised: 06/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Kawsar SMA, Fujii Y, Matsumoto R, Ichikawa T, Tateno H, Hirabayashi J, Yasumitsu H, Dogasaki C, Hosono M, Nitta K, Hamako J, Matsui T, Ozeki Y. Isolation, purification, characterization and glycan-binding profile of a d-galactoside specific lectin from the marine sponge, Halichondria okadai. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2008; 150:349-57. [PMID: 18534886 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A lectin recognizing both Galbeta1-3GlcNAc and Galbeta1-4GlcNAc was purified from the demosponge Halichondria okadai by lactosyl-agarose affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the lectin was determined to be 30 kDa by SDS-PAGE under reducing and non-reducing conditions and 60 kDa by gel permeation chromatography. The pI value of the lectin was 6.7. It was found to agglutinate trypsinized and glutaraldehyde-fixed rabbit and human erythrocytes in the presence and absence of divalent cations. The hemagglutinating activity by the lectin was inhibited by d-galactose, methyl-d-galactopyranoside, N-acetyl-d-galactosamine, methyl-N-acetyl-d-galactosaminide, lactose, melibiose, and asialofetuin. The K(d) of the lectin against p-nitrophenyl-beta-lactoside was determined to be 2.76x10(-5) M and its glycan-binding profile given by frontal affinity chromatography was shown to be similar to many other known galectins. Partial primary structure analysis of 7 peptides by cleavage with lysyl endopeptidase indicated that one of the peptides showed significant similarity with galectin purified from the sponge Geodia cydonium.
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- Sarkar M A Kawsar
- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Department of Environmental Biosciences, International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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Ramírez-Gómez F, Ortíz-Pineda PA, Rojas-Cartagena C, Suárez-Castillo EC, García-Ararrás JE. Immune-related genes associated with intestinal tissue in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima. Immunogenetics 2007; 60:57-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00251-007-0258-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Matsubara H, Nakamura-Tsuruta S, Hirabayashi J, Jimbo M, Kamiya H, Ogawa T, Muramoto K. Diverse sugar-binding specificities of marine invertebrate C-type lectins. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007; 71:513-9. [PMID: 17284851 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The sugar-binding specificities of C-type lectins isolated from marine invertebrates were investigated by frontal affinity chromatography (FAC) using 100 oligosaccharides. The lectins included BRA-2 and BRA-3, multiple lectins from the hemolymph of the acorn barnacle, Megabalanus rosa, and BRL from the acorn barnacle, Balanus rostatus. The diverse sugar-binding specificities of the C-type lectins were determined by FAC analysis. BRA-2 recognized alpha2-6 sialylation but not alpha2-3 sialylation on glycans. On the other hand, BRA-3 showed high affinity for oligosaccharides with alpha-linked non-reducing terminal galactose, but not for sialylated forms, and BRL showed enhanced recognition activity towards Lewis(x) and Lewis(a) epitopes.
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- Hiroki Matsubara
- Department of Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Gerlach D, Schlott B, Zähringer U, Schmidt KH. N-acetyl-d-galactosamine/N-acetyl-d-glucosamine â recognizing lectin from the snailCepaea hortensis: purification, chemical characterization, cloning and expression inE. coli. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 43:223-32. [PMID: 15681152 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2004] [Accepted: 08/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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From the albumin gland of the snail Cepaea hortensis we isolated and characterized a new N-acetyl-D-galactosamine/N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GalNAc/GlcNAc) specific lectin (CHA-II) which was purified by a combination of affinity chromatography on GalNAc-agarose and gel filtration. The purified native lectin was found to be a multimeric protein, as revealed by SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF analysis. In SDS-PAGE the denatured and reduced lectin showed two bands of molecular masses with 17 and 15.5 kDa which reacted equally with anti-CHA-II rabbit antiserum. The lectin was O- and N-glycosylated with [(Gal)2-Man]2-Man-GlcNAc-GlcNAc-Asn as a probable structure for the oligosaccharide. Isoelectric focusing revealed a heterogeneous protein of at least four bands around pH 8.7. Tryptic peptides of CHA-II were N-terminally sequenced and highly degenerated gene specific oligonucleotide primers (GSPs) had been constructed. Using total RNA isolated from albumin glands, cDNAs were produced by the running race technique. Specific PCR fragments were obtained by PCR using GSPs, the universal primer and 5'- or 3'-RACE-cDNAs. The amplified fragments were cloned into the vector pDrive and were sequenced. The resulting total cDNA sequence consisted of 496 base pairs including an open reading frame of 360 base pairs which encoded a protein of 120 amino acids. The protein carried a putative signal peptide. The mature protein was predicted to comprise 99 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular weight of 11,239 Da. The PCR fragment encoding the mature protein was cloned into the vector pQE30 and expressed in E. coli. Recombinant CHA-II lectin was produced as inclusion bodies and extracted by 6 M guanidine hydrochloride. After refolding, the recombinant CHA-II agglutinated specifically human red blood cells of groups A and AB. In immunodiffusion experiments using rabbit antiserum raised against the native lectin, the protein showed a precipitation line of identity with the native lectin.
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- Dieter Gerlach
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Semmelweisstr. 4, D-07743 Jena, Germany.
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Glatz R, Schmidt O, Asgari S. Isolation and characterization of a Cotesia rubecula bracovirus gene expressed in the lepidopteran Pieris rapae. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:2873-2882. [PMID: 15448349 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.80307-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Polydnaviruses are endogenous particles that are crucial for the survival of endoparasitoid wasps, providing active suppression of the immune function of the lepidopteran host in which wasp larvae develop. The Cotesia rubecula bracovirus (CrBV) is unique in that only four gene products are detected in larval host (Pieris rapae) tissues and expression of CrBV genes is transient, occurring between 4 and 12 h post-parasitization. Two of the four genes, CrV1 and CrV3, have been characterized. CrV1 is a secreted glycoprotein that has been implicated in depolymerization of the actin cytoskeleton of host haemocytes, leading to haemocyte inactivation; CrV3 is a multimeric C-type lectin that shares homology with insect immune lectins. Here, a third CrBV-specific gene is described, CrV2, which is expressed in larval P. rapae tissues. CrV2, which is transcribed in haemocytes and fat body cells, has an ORF of 963 bp that produces a glycoprotein of approximately 40 kDa. CrV2 is secreted into haemolymph and appears to be internalized by host haemocytes. CrV2 has a coiled-coil region predicted at its C-terminus, which may be involved in the formation of putative CrV2 trimers that are detected in haemolymph of parasitized host larvae.
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- Richard Glatz
- Insect Molecular Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- Insect Molecular Biology, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, School of Life Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Sugawara H, Kusunoki M, Kurisu G, Fujimoto T, Aoyagi H, Hatakeyama T. Characteristic Recognition of N-Acetylgalactosamine by an Invertebrate C-type Lectin, CEL-I, Revealed by X-ray Crystallographic Analysis. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:45219-25. [PMID: 15319425 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408840200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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CEL-I is a C-type lectin, purified from the sea cucumber Cucumaria echinata, that shows a high specificity for N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc). We determined the crystal structures of CEL-I and its complex with GalNAc at 2.0 and 1.7 A resolution, respectively. CEL-I forms a disulfide-linked homodimer and contains two intramolecular disulfide bonds, although it lacks one intramolecular disulfide bond that is widely conserved among various C-type carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs). Although the sequence similarity of CEL-I with other C-type CRDs is low, the overall folding of CEL-I was quite similar to those of other C-type CRDs. The structure of the complex with GalNAc revealed that the basic recognition mode of GalNAc was very similar to that for the GalNAc-binding mutant of the mannose-binding protein. However, the acetamido group of GalNAc appeared to be recognized more strongly by the combination of hydrogen bonds to Arg115 and van der Waals interaction with Gln70. Mutational analyses, in which Gln70 and/or Arg115 were replaced by alanine, confirmed that these residues contributed to GalNAc recognition in a cooperative manner.
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- Hajime Sugawara
- Research Center for Structural and Functional Proteomics, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Zhang N, Xu B, Mou C, Yang W, Wei J, Lu L, Zhu J, Du J, Wu X, Ye L, Fu Z, Lu Y, Lin J, Sun Z, Su J, Dong M, Xu A. Molecular profile of the unique species of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese seahorse (Hippocampus kuda Bleeker). FEBS Lett 2003; 550:124-34. [PMID: 12935898 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)00855-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A cDNA library of male Chinese seahorse (Hippocampus kuda Bleeker) was constructed to investigate the molecular profile of seahorse as one of the most famous traditional Chinese medicine materials, and to reveal immunological and physiological mechanisms of seahorse as one of the most primitive vertebrates at molecular level. A total of 3372 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) consisting of 1911 unique genes (345 clusters and 1566 singletons) were examined in the present study. Identification of the genes related to immune system, paternal brooding and physiological regulation provides not only valuable insights into the molecular mechanism of immune system in teleost fish but also plausible explanations for pharmacological activities of Chinese seahorse. Furthermore, the occurrence of high prevalent C-type lectins suggested that a lectin-complement pathway might exert a more dominant function in the innate immune system of teleost than mammal. Carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) without a collagen-like region in the lectins of seahorse was likely an ancient characteristic of lectins similar to invertebrates.
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- Ning Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, The Open Laboratory for Marine Functional Genomics of State High-Tech Development, Guangzhou Center for Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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