期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 114, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103845
关键词
Barbel steed; Hepcidin; QSHLS motif; Iron-regulatory activity; Antibacterial activity
资金
- PhD Startup Fund of Lishui university [QD1824]
Fish hepcidin genes are classified into two groups: hamp1-type and hamp2-type, with hamp1-type exhibiting iron-regulatory activity. The study identified an iron-regulatory motif in barbel steed hepcidin and showed that this motif confers hamp1-type hepcidin iron-regulatory activity while attenuating its antibacterial activity.
Fish hepcidin genes are generally classified into two groups: hamp1-and hamp2-type isoforms. 1pl -type hepcidin exhibits iron regulatory and antimicrobial activity, while hamp2-type shows a unique role in the immune response against various pathogens. An iron-regulatory motif exists at the N-terminus of hamp1-type hepcidin; however, the functional effect of this motif in fish is not well understood. Here, cDNA of the barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo) hepcidin gene was cloned and sequenced. The predicted amino acid sequence comprised a signal peptide, a prodomain, and a mature peptide. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that barbel steed hepcidin belongs to the fish HAMP1 cluster and is closely related to Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) hepcidin. Barbel steed hepcidin is constitutively expressed in healthy fish tissues, predominantly in the liver. Following iron dextran treatment or Aeromonas hydrophila infection, expression of barbel steed hepcidin increased significantly in tested tissues. In vivo administration of intact hepcidin mature peptide (hep25) significantly and dose-dependently reduced ferroportin 1 expression, while truncated hepcidin mature peptide (hep20) lacking a QSHLS motif had no such effect. In vitro treatment of barbel steed monocytes/macrophages with hep25, but not hep20, increased the labile iron pool levels. Hep25 and hep20 conferred antibacterial activity only against A. hydrophila and Vibrio vulnificus, with greater activity of the latter at low concentrations. Neither hep25 nor hep20 impaired the cell membrane integrity of A. hydrophila, but could hydrolyze its genomic DNA; lack of a QSHLS motif enables hep20 to have a better hydrolytic effect. In summary, we identified an iron-regulatory motif in a fish species and demonstrated that this motif confers hamp1-type hepcidin iron-regulatory activity, but attenuates its antibacterial activity.
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