Antigen presentation genes in gadoid species (haddock: Melanogrammus aeglefinus and Atlantic cod: Gadus morhua) raise questions about cross-presentation pathways and glycosylated beta-2-microglobulin

被引:4
作者
Frenette, Aaron [1 ]
Booman, Marije [2 ]
Fujiki, Kazuhiro [1 ]
Kales, Stephen [1 ]
Ryan, Collen [1 ]
Gamperl, A. Kurt [2 ]
Dixon, Brian [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Biol, Waterloo, ON, Canada
[2] Mem Univ Newfoundland, Dept Ocean Sci, St John, NF, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Atlantic cod; Haddock; Major histocompatibility class I; Endosomal sorting signals; Cross-presentation; Beta-2-microglobulin; Polyclonal antibodies; Glycosylation; MHC CLASS-II; INVARIANT CHAIN; CELLS; TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE; BETA(2)-MICROGLOBULIN; MOLECULES; EVOLUTION; PROTEINS; REVEALS;
D O I
10.1016/j.molimm.2020.11.011
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
The Atlantic cod immune system deviates from antigen presentation processes seen in other vertebrates in that it lacks the necessary genes for exogenous antigen presentation (i.e., MHC-II and li) and a key MHC-II interacting molecule necessary for T-helper cell function (i.e., CD4), while possessing an expanded repertoire of MHC-I genes that facilitate endogenous antigen presentation. These observations, combined with the identification of putative endosomal sorting signals in MHC-I cytoplasmic tails, have led to speculation that cod rely on cross-presentation of exogenous antigens to elicit cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses against extracellular threats. In light of this suggestion, we investigated MHC-I transcriptional profiles and endosomal sorting signals in a closely related gadoid species, the haddock. Analysis of transcripts from one individual identified 13 unique MHC-I molecules, including two non-classical molecules as determined by the level of conservation at their peptide anchoring sites. This suggests that like the cod, the haddock has an expanded MHC-I repertoire. Analysis of haddock MHC-I cytoplasmic tail sequences revealed that the dileucine- and tyrosine-based endosomal signaling motifs, that are suggested to facilitate cross-presentation in cod, were absent. Closer examination of the cod signaling motifs, including their relative position in the cytoplasmic tail region, indicates that these motifs might be nonfunctional, further supporting the need for functional studies to assess cross-presentation. Finally, in silico analysis and in vitro N-type de-glycosylation experiments demonstrate that haddock and cod beta-2-microglobulin (beta 2M) are glycosylated at the same NQT sequon. Interestingly, whole genome tBLASTn searches also revealed that putative beta 2 M glycosylation sites appear frequently within the Gadiformes lineage, as the predictive NQT and other N-X-S/T sequons were located in beta 2M orthologues from 19 of the 25 additional gadoid genomes analyzed. Though the exact significance of beta 2M glycosylation has yet to be elucidated, phylogenetic comparisons predict that the same NQT glycosylation sequence occurs in 13 additional species comprising four different orders of Actinopterygii (Gymnotiformes, Esociformes, Beryciformes and Perciformes). This suggests either that this feature has arisen independently in multiple lineages or that it comes from a common ancestor and has been lost or modified in many species. Together, the analysis of gadoid MHC-I genes and beta 2M molecules highlights the challenges in generalizing immune system paradigms across the most diverse vertebrate lineage (i.e., fish) and between fish and more well-studied mammals.
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