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Madushani KP, Shanaka KASN, Yang H, Lim C, Jeong T, Tharuka MDN, Lee J. Molecular characterization, expression profile, and antiviral activity of redlip mullet (Liza haematocheila) viperin. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 258:110699. [PMID: 34801710 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Viperin is known to exhibit activity against RNA viral infection. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus that causes severe loss in aquaculture species. Susceptible species include redlip mullets (Liza haematocheila), which has become an economically important euryhaline mugilid species in offshore aquaculture along the west coast of Korea. Although interferon-stimulated genes are suspected to act against VHSV, specific pathways or mechanisms of these antiviral actions in redlip mullets have not yet been established. In silico studies of the mullet viperin (Lhrsad2) revealed an S-adenosyl methionine binding conserved domain containing the 77CNYKCGFC84 sequence. In the tissue distribution, the highest levels of lhrsad2 expression were observed in the blood. When injected with poly(I:C), an approximately 17-fold upregulation (compared to the control) of viperin was detected in the blood after 24 h. Furthermore, non-viral immune stimuli, including Lactococcus garvieae (L. garvieae) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), that were injected into redlip mullets were not found to induce considerable levels of viperin expression. Subcellular analysis revealed that Lhrsad2 localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). To investigate Lhrsad2's antiviral effects against VHSV, cells overexpressing lhrsad2 were infected with VHSV, and then the viral titer and viral gene expression were analyzed. Both assays revealed the potential of Lhrsad2 to significantly reduce VHSV transcription and replication. In brief, the current study illustrates the remarkable ability of viperin to weaken VHSV in redlip mullet.
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- K P Madushani
- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea; Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63333, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea; Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63333, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea; Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63333, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences & Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea; Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63333, Republic of Korea.
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Borowiec BG, Scott GR. Rapid and reversible modulation of blood haemoglobin content during diel cycles of hypoxia in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2021; 261:111054. [PMID: 34384878 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
We investigated whether fish can make dynamic haematological adjustments to support aerobic metabolism during repeated cycles of hypoxia-reoxygenation. Killifish were acclimated to normoxia, constant hypoxia (2 kPa O2), or intermittent cycles of nocturnal hypoxia (12 h of normoxia: 12 h of 2 kPa O2 hypoxia) for 28 days. Normoxia-acclimated fish were sampled in the daytime in normoxia and after exposure to a single bout of nocturnal hypoxia. Each hypoxia acclimation group were sampled at the PO2 experienced during acclimation during both the day and night. All acclimation groups had increased blood haemoglobin content and haematocrit and reduced spleen mass during nocturnal hypoxia compared to normoxic controls. Blood haemoglobin content was negatively correlated with spleen mass at both the individual and group level. Fish acclimated to intermittent hypoxia rapidly reversed these changes during diurnal reoxygenation. The concentrations of haemoglobin, ATP, and GTP within erythrocytes did not vary substantially between groups. We also measured resting O2 consumption rate (MO2) and maximum MO2 (induced by an exhaustive chase) in hypoxia in each acclimation group. Fish acclimated to intermittent hypoxia maintained higher resting MO2 than other groups in hypoxia, comparable to the resting MO2 of normoxia-acclimated controls measured in normoxia. Differences in resting MO2 in hypoxia did not result from variation in O2 transport capacity, because maximal MO2 in hypoxia always exceeded resting MO2. Therefore, reversible modulation of blood haemoglobin content along with metabolic adjustments help killifish cope with intermittent cycles of hypoxia in the estuarine environment.
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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O'Brien KM, Joyce W, Crockett EL, Axelsson M, Egginton S, Farrell AP. Resilience of cardiac performance in Antarctic notothenioid fishes in a warming climate. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:268390. [PMID: 34042975 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.220129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Warming in the region of the Western Antarctic Peninsula is occurring at an unprecedented rate, which may threaten the survival of Antarctic notothenioid fishes. Herein, we review studies characterizing thermal tolerance and cardiac performance in notothenioids - a group that includes both red-blooded species and the white-blooded, haemoglobinless icefishes - as well as the relevant biochemistry associated with cardiac failure during an acute temperature ramp. Because icefishes do not feed in captivity, making long-term acclimation studies unfeasible, we focus only on the responses of red-blooded notothenioids to warm acclimation. With acute warming, hearts of the white-blooded icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus display persistent arrhythmia at a lower temperature (8°C) compared with those of the red-blooded Notothenia coriiceps (14°C). When compared with the icefish, the enhanced cardiac performance of N. coriiceps during warming is associated with greater aerobic capacity, higher ATP levels, less oxidative damage and enhanced membrane integrity. Cardiac performance can be improved in N. coriiceps with warm acclimation to 5°C for 6-9 weeks, accompanied by an increase in the temperature at which cardiac failure occurs. Also, both cardiac mitochondrial and microsomal membranes are remodelled in response to warm acclimation in N. coriiceps, displaying homeoviscous adaptation. Overall, cardiac performance in N. coriiceps is malleable and resilient to warming, yet thermal tolerance and plasticity vary among different species of notothenioid fishes; disruptions to the Antarctic ecosystem driven by climate warming and other anthropogenic activities endanger the survival of notothenioids, warranting greater protection afforded by an expansion of marine protected areas.
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- Kristin M O'Brien
- Institute of Arctic Biology , University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000, USA
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- Department of Biology - Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Biomedical Sciences , University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Zoology, and Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
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Schwieterman GD, Rummer JL, Bouyoucos IA, Bushnell PG, Brill RW. A lack of red blood cell swelling in five elasmobranch fishes following air exposure and exhaustive exercise. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2021; 258:110978. [PMID: 33989809 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.110978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
In teleost fishes, catecholamine-induced increases in the activity of cation exchangers compensate for decreases in hemoglobin oxygen affinity and maximum blood oxygen carrying capacity caused by decreases in plasma pH (i.e., metabolic acidosis). The resultant red blood cell (RBC) swelling has been documented in sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus) and epaulette (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) sharks following capture by rod-and-reel or after a 1.5 h exposure to anoxia (respectively), although the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. To determine if RBC swelling could be documented in other elasmobranch fishes, we collected blood samples from clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria), blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), and sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) subjected to exhaustive exercise or air exposure (or both) and measured hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, RBC count, RBC volume, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin content. We did likewise with sandbar and epaulette sharks to further explore the mechanisms driving swelling when present. We could not document RBC swelling in any species; although hematocrit increased in all species (presumably due to RBC ejection from the spleen or fluid shifts out of the vascular compartment) except epaulette shark. Our results indicate RBC swelling and associated ion shifts in elasmobranch fishes is not inducible by exercise or hypoxia, thus implying this response maybe of lesser importance for maintaining oxygen delivery during acute acidosis than in teleost fishes.
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- Gail D Schwieterman
- Department of Fisheries Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, United States of America.
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia; PSL Research University, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Université de Perpignan, 58 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN 46615, United States of America
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- Department of Fisheries Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, United States of America
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Brijs J, Axelsson M, Rosengren M, Jutfelt F, Gräns A. Response to ‘The spleen as an unlikely source of red blood cells during increased activity in fishes’. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:223/12/jeb226498. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.226498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Jeroen Brijs
- Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Gothenburg, 405 30, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 405 30, Sweden
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 405 30, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
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- Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Gothenburg, 405 30, Sweden
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