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Gao J, Hu Y, Xie M, Wu H, Wu J, Xi B, Song R, Ou D. Alterations of Plasma Biochemical and Immunological Parameters and Spatiotemporal Expression of TLR2 and TLR9 in Gibel Carp ( Carassius auratus gibelio) after CyHV-2 Infection. Pathogens 2023; 12:1329. [PMID: 38003793 PMCID: PMC10675598 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12111329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Cyprinid herpesvirus II (CyHV-2), a highly contagious pathogen of gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio), causes herpesviral hematopoietic necrosis disease (HVHND) and enormous financial losses. However, there is limited information available regarding the changes in plasma biochemical and immunological parameters and the response characteristics of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in gibel carp after CyHV-2 infection. To address this knowledge gap, a sub-lethal CyHV-2 infection was conducted in gibel carp, and the sample was collected daily from 1 to 7 days post infection. The plasma biochemical analyses showed significant decreases in the content of glucose, total cholesterol (TCHO), and total protein (TP), along with marked increases in the level of uric acid, urea, creatinine (CREA), Complement 3 (C3), immunoglobulin D (IgD), and immunoglobulin M (IgM) as well as in the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the infected group. Compared with the control group, the concentration of cortisol, triglyceride (TG), and Complement 4 (C4) had no noticeable alterations in the infected group. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed significant upregulation of TLR2 and TLR9 mRNA expression in the spleen, kidney, brain, liver, intestine, and gill post CyHV-2 infection. Interestingly, a time- and tissue-dependent expression profile has been comparatively observed for TLR2 and TLR9 in the above tissues of gibel carp after CyHV-2 infection, suggesting distinct roles between TLR2 and TLR9 in antiviral response to CyHV-2 infection. Overall, our results demonstrated that CyHV-2 infection led to the disruption of the physiological metabolic process and damage to the liver and kidney, and induced different spatiotemporal expression patterns of TLR2 and TLR9, ultimately stimulating antiviral response via innate and adaptive immune system. These findings may provide a deeper understanding of the host immunity response to CyHV-2 infection and offer novel perspectives for the prevention and treatment and therapeutic drug development against CyHV-2.
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- Jinwei Gao
- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (J.G.); (M.X.)
- Freshwater Fisheries Research Center of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China;
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- Changsha Customs, Changsha 410000, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (J.G.); (M.X.)
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (J.G.); (M.X.)
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (J.G.); (M.X.)
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- Freshwater Fisheries Research Center of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China;
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (J.G.); (M.X.)
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China; (J.G.); (M.X.)
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The first draft genome assembly and data analysis of the Malaysian mahseer (Tor tambroides). AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2022.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Gao FY, Zhou X, Lu MX, Wang M, Liu ZG, Cao JM, Ke XL, Yi MM, Qiu DG. TLR1 in Nile tilapia: The conserved receptor cannot interact with MyD88 and TIRAP but can activate NF-κB in vitro. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 127:104300. [PMID: 34673140 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in the innate immune response of fish. In this study, we isolated the cDNA sequence of Nile tilapia TLR1 (OnTLR1). The deduced OnTLR1 protein contains a signal peptide, 7 leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), a C-terminal LRR (LRR-CT), a transmembrane region and a highly conserved TIR domain. In healthy Nile tilapia, the OnTLR1 transcript was broadly expressed in all examined tissues, with the highest expression levels in the spleen. After infection with Streptococcus agalactiae, the OnTLR1 transcripts were upregulated in the gill and kidney. After stimulation with polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), the expression levels of OnTLR1 were significantly downregulated in the intestine, whereas OnTLR1 transcripts were significantly upregulated in the kidney. After challenge with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the expression levels of OnTLR1 were significantly upregulated in the spleen and kidney. The subcellular localization showed that OnTLR1 was expressed in the cytoplasm. TLR1 significantly increased MyD88-dependent NF-κB activity. However, the results of a pull-down assay showed that OnTLR1 did not interact with MyD88 or TIRAP. Binding assays revealed the specificity of OnTLR1 for pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and bacteria that included S. agalactiae, Aeromonas hydrophila and poly(I:C) and LPS. Taken together, these findings suggest that OnTLR1, as a pattern recognition receptor (PRR), might play an important role in the immune response to pathogen invasion.
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- Feng-Ying Gao
- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical & Subtropical Fishery Resource Application & Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China; Key Laboratory of Cultivation and High-value Utilization of Marine Organisms in Fujian Province/Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, Xiamen, Fujian, 361013, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou, 510380, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and High-value Utilization of Marine Organisms in Fujian Province/Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, Xiamen, Fujian, 361013, China.
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Muduli C, Paria A, Srivastava R, Rathore G, Lal KK. Aeromonas hydrophila infection induces Toll-like receptor 2 ( tlr2) and associated downstream signaling in Indian catfish, Clarias magur (Hamilton, 1822). PeerJ 2021; 9:e12411. [PMID: 34909268 PMCID: PMC8641487 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Motile Aeromonas septicaemia (MAS), caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, is one of the most significant bacterial disease responsible for mortality in Indian catfish, Clarias magur, a potential aquaculture species in the Indian subcontinent. In fish, innate immunity elicited by pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs) plays an important role in providing protection against bacterial infection. Information on PRRs including Toll-like receptors (tlrs) and their response to bacterial pathogens remains unexplored in magur. Toll-like receptor 2 (tlr2), a phylogenetically conserved germ-line encoded PRR recognizes specific microbial structure and trigger MyD88-dependent signaling pathway to induce release of various cytokines responsible for innate immune response. In the present study, tlr2 gene of magur was characterized and downstream signaling was studied following challenge with A. hydrophila. The full-length cDNA of magur tlr2 (mtlr2) comprised of 3,066 bp with a single open reading frame of 2,373 bp encoding 790 amino acids having a theoretical pI value of 6.11 and molecular weight of 90 kDa. Structurally, it comprised of signal peptide (1–42aa), one leucine-rich repeat region (LRR) at N-terminal (LRR1-NT: 50–73 aa) and C-terminal (LRR-CT: 588–608 aa), twenty LRRs in between, one trans-membrane (Tm) domain (609–631aa) followed by cytoplasmic TIR domain (670–783aa). Phylogenetically, mtlr2 is closely related to pangasius and channel catfish. Highest basal expression of mtlr2, myd88 and il-1β in spleen, nf-kb in anterior kidney was observed. Lowest basal expression of mtlr2 in skin and myd88, nf-kb and il-1β in muscle was detected. Significant up-regulation of mtlr2 and downstream expression occurred at 3, 8, 24 h post infection to A. hydrophila in important immune organs such as liver, spleen, intestine and kidney. These findings highlight the vital role of tlr2 in eliciting innate immune defence against A. hydrophila infection.
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- Chinmayee Muduli
- Fish Health Management and Exotics Division, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Fish Health Management and Exotics Division, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Fish Health Management and Exotics Division, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Fish Health Management and Exotics Division, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Fish Conservation Division, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Yu J, Liu X, Yang N, Wang B, Su B, Fu Q, Zhang M, Tan F, Li C. Characterization of toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1) in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 115:27-34. [PMID: 34052389 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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TLRs are the first and best-characterized pattern recognition receptors conserved across all the species. Different from mammals, the TLRs in teleost fishes are very diversified due to various evolutionary mechanisms. Here, we characterized one TLR1 gene in turbot, with a 2,415 bp open reading frame (ORF), that encoding 804 amino acid residues, and have the highest similarity and identity both to Paralichthys olivaceus with 88.9% and 79.9%. In phylogenetic analysis, it was firstly clustered with P. olivaceus, and then clustered with Takifugu rubripes. TLR1 was widely expressed in all the examined healthy tissues with the highest expression level in spleen, followed by head-kidney. In addition, it was significantly regulated in gill, skin and intestine following Edwardsiella tarda and Vibrio anguillarum challenge with different expression patterns. In in vitro stimulation with pathogen-associated molecular patterns, TLR1 showed significantly strong and elevated responses to LPS, but only responded to LTA and Poly(I:C) at the highest evaluated concentration, while no response was detected using PGN stimulation. Moreover, in subcellular localization analysis, TLR1 was distributed in the cytoplasm, membrane and nucleus. Taken together, TLR1 played vital roles for host immune response to bacterial infection, only with strong binding ability to LPS and involved in the production of inflammatory cytokines. However, the specific ligand for TLR1 and its functional association with other TLRs should be further characterized in fish species.
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- Junxia Yu
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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NF-κB signaling induces inductive expression of the downstream molecules and IgD gene in the freshwater carp, Catla catla. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:445. [PMID: 33014688 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02435-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in innate immune system act as primary sensors in detecting the microbial components and activate their signaling cascades to induce NF-κB (nuclear factor NF-κB) towards the augmentation of immunoglobulin (Ig) synthesis. To gain insights into the efficacy of NF-κB pathway in immunoglobulin D (IgD) synthesis in the Indian Major Carp Catla catla, cloning and sequencing of TLR-signaling downstream molecules [TRAF3 (TNF receptor-associated factor 3), NEMO (nuclear factor-kappa B essential modulator), NF-κB and BAFF (B cell activating factor)] were performed by infecting the fish with pathogens. mRNA expression analysis of the downstream molecules and IgD showed significant up-regulation of these genes in kidney (P ≤ 0.001) as compared to spleen (P ≤ 0.05). To ascertain the role of NF-κB pathway in IgD synthesis, the primary cell culture of kidney and spleen in monolayer cell suspension was treated with NF-κB inhibitor (BAY 11-7082) and down-regulation of BAFF, NEMO, NF-κB, and IgD gene was observed. These results highlight the importance of NF-κB signaling pathway in augmenting the IgD gene expression in the freshwater carp, Catla catla.
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Wu M, Guo L, Zhu KC, Guo HY, Liu B, Jiang SG, Zhang DC. Genomic structure and molecular characterization of Toll-like receptors 1 and 2 from golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and their expression response to three types of pathogen-associated molecular patterns. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 86:34-40. [PMID: 29723549 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an essential role in the immune response. Here two Toll-like receptors from golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus), ToTLR1 and ToTLR2, were characterized, the full-length cDNAs were 3126 bp and 7430 bp, and the deduced proteins consisted of 801 and 825 amino acids, respectively. ToTLR1 and ToTLR2 both contained the typical TLR domain architecture including signal peptide, leucine rich repeat (LRR), C-terminal LRR domain at the extracellular region and Toll/interleukin (IL)-1 receptor (TIR) domain in the cytoplasmic region. ToTLR1 only had one intron and two exons, but ToTLR2 consisted of twelve introns and thirteen exons. The promoters of ToTLR1 and ToTLR2 contained several putative transcription factor binding sites. Phylogenetic analysis showed that ToTLR1 and ToTLR2 were clustered into the clade of TLR1 and TLR2, respectively. Tissues distribution analysis indicated that both genes were ubiquitously expressed in all examined tissues, with higher expression levels observed in blood, head-kidney and spleen. After injection with poly inosinic:cytidylic [poly(I:C)], flagellin and lipopolysaccharides (LPS), ToTLR1 and ToTLR2 mRNAs were significantly up-regulated in the immune related tissues, indicating the possible the role of ToTLR1 and ToTLR2 in defense against pathogenic microbes. Further research should be carried out to identify ligands of fish TLR1 and TLR2 in order to understand the function of these receptors.
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- Meng Wu
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 200090 Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 200090 Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
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Nie L, Cai SY, Shao JZ, Chen J. Toll-Like Receptors, Associated Biological Roles, and Signaling Networks in Non-Mammals. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1523. [PMID: 30034391 PMCID: PMC6043800 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The innate immune system is the first line of defense against pathogens, which is initiated by the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and endogenous damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). Among all the PRRs identified, the toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the most ancient class, with the most extensive spectrum of pathogen recognition. Since the first discovery of Toll in Drosophila melanogaster, numerous TLRs have been identified across a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate species. It seems that TLRs, the signaling pathways that they initiate, or related adaptor proteins are essentially conserved in a wide variety of organisms, from Porifera to mammals. Molecular structure analysis indicates that most TLR homologs share similar domain patterns and that some vital participants of TLR signaling co-evolved with TLRs themselves. However, functional specification and emergence of new signaling pathways, as well as adaptors, did occur during evolution. In addition, ambiguities and gaps in knowledge still exist regarding the TLR network, especially in lower organisms. Hence, a systematic review from the comparative angle regarding this tremendous signaling system and the scenario of evolutionary pattern across Animalia is needed. In the current review, we present overview and possible evolutionary patterns of TLRs in non-mammals, hoping that this will provide clues for further investigations in this field.
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- Li Nie
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Wang P, Zhao C, Wang C, Fan S, Yan L, Qiu L. TLR3 gene in Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus): Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis after bacterial infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 76:347-354. [PMID: 29337246 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 12/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play important roles in fish innate immune and are involved in the defense process of bacteria invasion. In the present study, the full-length cDNA of TLR3 from the sea perch, Lateolabrax japonicus, was cloned and characterized. The full length of LjTLR3 cDNA was 3265 bp including an open reading frame of 2679 bp encoding a peptide of 922 amino acids. Tissues distribution analysis indicated that LjTLR3 showed a tissue-specific variation with high expression in spleen, head-kidney and liver. In order to investigate LjTLR3 functions against bacteria infection, the expression patterns of LjTLR3 after Vibrio harveyi and Streptococcus agalactiae challenge were detected by qRT-PCR, and the results showed that LjTLR3 was significant up-regulated after both bacteria stimulation in head-kidney, spleen and liver in a time-depended manner. Furthermore, the results by in situ hybridization experiments showed that positive signals of LjTLR3 mRNA in infected spleen and head-kidney were more numerous than that in the control group. In addition, intracellular localization revealed that LjTLR3 is distributed in the cytoplasm. In summary, these findings suggest that LjTLR3 was involved in the immune process under bacteria infection. This study would benefit to further clarify the roles of fish TLRs in the immune process and contribute to further study on enhancing disease resistance of L. japonicus.
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- Pengfei Wang
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China; College of Aqua-life Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China; Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genomics, Ministry of Agriculture, CAFS, Beijing, 100141, PR China.
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Fan Y, Zhou Y, Zeng L, Jiang N, Liu W, Zhao J, Zhong Q. Identification, structural characterization, and expression analysis of toll-like receptors 2 and 3 from gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 72:629-638. [PMID: 29183810 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important components of innate immunity. TLRs recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and initiate downstream signaling pathways in response. In present study, we report the identification of two TLRs from gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio), TLR2 and TLR3 (designated CagTLR2 and CagTLR3, respectively). We report on the genomic structures and mRNA expression patterns of CagTLR2 and CagTLR3. Five exons and four introns were identified from the genomic DNA sequence of CagTLR3 (4749 bp in total length); this genomic organization is similar to that of TLR3 in zebrafish and human. However, only one intron was identified from the CagTLR2 genomic locus (3166 bp in total length); this unique genomic organization of CagTLR2 is different from that of TLR2 in fish and humans. The cDNAs of CagTLR2 and CagTLR3 encoded 791 and 904 amino acid residues, respectively. CagTLR2 and CagTLR3 contained two distinct structural/functional motifs of the TLR family: a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain in the extracellular portion and a toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain in the intracellular portion. The positions of critical amino acid residues involed in PAMP recognition and signaling pathway transduction in mammalian TLRs were conserved in CagTLR2 and CagTLR3. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a closer clustering of CagTLR2 and CagTLR3 with TLRs from freshwater fish than with marine fish species. In healthy gibel carp, transcripts of these genes were detected in all examined tissues, and high expression levels of CagTLR2 and CagTLR3 were observed in liver and brain, respectively. Following injection with CyHV-2, expression levels of CagTLR2 and CagTLR3 were significantly upregulated in the spleens of gibel carp after three days, and CagTLR3 transcript levels were rapidly increased in head kidney after 12 h. These results suggest that CagTLR2 and CagTLR3 are functionally involved in the induction of antiviral immune response.
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- Yuding Fan
- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
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