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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35749-x
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31702342]
- Dalian Science and Technology Innovation Foundation Project [2018J11CY029]
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The Japanese scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) is one of the most important aquaculture species in Asian countries; however, it has suffered severe infection by Polydora in northern China in recent years, causing great economic losses. The Polydora parasitizes the shell of scallops, badly destroying the shell's structure. To investigate the molecular response mechanism of M. yessoensis to Polydora infestion, a comprehensive and niche-targeted cDNA sequence database for diseased scallops was constructed. Additionally, the transcriptional changes in the edge mantle, central mantle and hemocytes, tissues directly related to the disease, were first described in this study. The results showed that genes involved in shell formation and immunomodulation were significantly differentially expressed due to the infestation. Different transcriptional changes existed between the two mantle regions, indicating the different molecular functions likely responsible for the formation of different shell layers. The differential expression of genes for immune recognition, signal transduction and pathogen elimination presented an integrated immune response process in scallops. Moreover, neuromodulation and glycometabolism involved in the regulation process with relevant function significantly enriched. The study provides valuable information for mechanism study of shell formation and immunomodulation in scallops.
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