Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 86, Issue -, Pages 449-458Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.11.069
Keywords
Silurus meridionalis; Complement component C9; Expression analysis; Whole mount in situ hybridization; Ontogeny; Aeromonas hydrophila
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41476100, 31702382]
- Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province [2016B090918112, 2016B090918029]
- Guangzhou Science and Technology Project [201604020040]
- Marine and Fishery Special Project of Fish Diseases Treatment and Prevention in Guangdong Province [11]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M612847]
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The complement system plays an important role in host defense against invading microorganisms. Complement component C9 is the last component that is involved in the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC) on the surface of target cells. In the present study, the full length C9 cDNA sequence of 1984 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 1809 bp was cloned from southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis). The deduced amino acid sequence showed similarity with other teleost fish. The mRNA expression of C9 was detected in the liver, spleen, stomach, intestine, and head kidney, with highest levels detected in the liver. The mRNA of C9 was first detected in the yolk syncytial layer at 34 h post fertilization (hpf) with whole mount in situ hybridization, followed by the liver at 36 h post hatching (hph). The mRNA expression of C9 was upregulated significantly in the liver, spleen, and intestine following the injection with Aeromonas hydrophila, suggesting that C9 played an important role in defense against invading pathogens in southern catfish. Therefore, these results provide important information to understand the functions of C9 during fish early development in fish.
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