Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of Melanotransferrin from the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

被引:10
作者
Qiu, Xuemei [1 ]
Li, Dong [1 ]
Cui, Jun [1 ]
Liu, Yang [1 ]
Wang, Xiuli [1 ]
机构
[1] Dalian Ocean Univ, Coll Fisheries & Life Sci, Dalian 116023, Peoples R China
关键词
Sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus); Melanotransferrin (MTf); Sequence analysis; Gene expression; LPS challenge; ANTIGEN P97 MELANOTRANSFERRIN; MELANOMA TUMOR-ANTIGEN; IMMUNE-RELATED GENES; TRANSFERRIN-LIKE; HOLOTHURIA-GLABERRIMA; SEQUENCE TAGS; SWISS-MODEL; DANIO-RERIO; INTESTINAL TISSUE; IRON-METABOLISM;
D O I
10.1007/s11033-014-3243-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Melanotransferrin (MTf), a member of the transferrin families, plays an important role in immune response. But the research about MTf in sea cucumber is limited till now. In this study, the Melanotransferrin (Aj-MTf) gene was firstly cloned and characterized from the sea cucumber Apostichoupus japonicus by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The full-length cDNA of Aj-MTf is 2,840 bp in length and contains a 2,184 bp open reading frame that encodes a polypeptide of 727 amino acids. An iron-responsive element-like structure is located at the 5'-UTR of Aj-MTf cDNA. Sequence analysis shows that the Aj-MTf contains two conserved domains, and the binding-iron (III) sites, including eight amino acid residues (D-81,Y-109,Y-215,H-283,D-425,Y-454,Y-565 and H-634) and three N-linked glycosylation sites (N121V122S123,N(173)A(174)S(175) and N673S674T675). Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses suggested that the Aj-MTf expressions in the coelomic fluid, body cavity wall and respiratory trees were significantly changed from 4 to 24 h post lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection. The mRNA levels of Aj-MTf in coelomic fluid was significantly up-regulated at 12 and 24 h in treatment group, and Aj-MTf shared a similar expression pattern with C-type lectin in coelomic fluid, while both genes appears to gradually increase after 4 h of LPS injection. These results indicate that the Aj-MTf plays a pivotal role in immune responses to the LPS challenge in sea cucumber, and provide new information that it is complementary to the sea cucumber immune genes and initiate new researches concerning the genetic basis of the holothurian immune response.
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页码:3781 / 3791
页数:11
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