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FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
卷 119, 期 -, 页码 289-299出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.10.016
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Nuclear factor; Erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2); Penaeus monodon; Bacterial challenge; Gene silencing; Antioxidant genes
PmNrf2, a member of CNC-bZIP transcription factor family, is constitutively expressed in various tissues of shrimp and responds to bacterial challenge. Knockdown of PmNrf2 results in decreased expression of PmGPx gene, indicating its role in regulating the transcription of antioxidant enzyme genes in shrimp.
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a member of the Cap'n ' collar basic region leucine zipper (CNC-bZIP) transcription factor family, and is activated by diverse oxidants, pro-oxidants, antioxidants and chemopreventive agents. The full-length cDNA of Nrf2 from Penaeus monodon (PmNrf2; 2024 bp long with 729 bp coding region, GenBank accession no. MW390830) was cloned. The 242-amino-acid polypeptide encoded by this gene had a predicted molecular mass of 27.80 kDa. Sequence homology and phylogenetic analysis showed that PmNrf2 was similar to the insect Cap'n ' Collar (CNC) transcription factor and mammalian Nrf2. Tissue expression profile analyzed by quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) demonstrated that PmNrf2 was constitutively expressed in all examined tissues, with the highest expression observed in the intestines and the weakest expression observed in the hemocyte. PmNrf2 expression profiles were detected in the hepatopancreas of shrimp after bacterial challenge. The results suggested that PmNrf2 was involved in the responses to bacterial challenge, but the temporal expression pattern trend of PmNrf2 differed between the gram-negative and gram -positive bacterial challenges in the shrimp hepatopancreas. The recombinant PmNrf2 protein was expressed and purified through affinity chromatography. Furthermore, an anti-PmNrf2 polyclonal antibody was obtained, which was able to clearly detect PmNrf2 protein expression in the hepatopancreas of shrimp. Knockdown of PmNrf2 by RNA interference (RNAi) resulted in a reduction in the expression of PmGPx gene. Taken together, the results of our study indicated that PmNrf2 played a role in regulation the transcription of PmGPx antioxidant enzyme genes.
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