期刊
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
卷 85, 期 -, 页码 256-264出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.03.009
关键词
beta-Defensin; Channel catfish; Molecular characterization; Gene expression; Antibacterial activity
资金
- Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province, P.R. China [2014JY0143]
- double branch plan of Sichuan Agricultural University
Antimicrobial peptides are small peptides that play important roles in a host's innate immune response. As an important antimicrobial peptide, beta-defensin widely distribute in mammals, insects and plants with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. In this study, the beta-defensin gene of the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, was cloned, sequenced, and subjected to a bioinformatic analysis. The beta-defensin gene of the channel catfish contains three exons and two introns, and encodes a precursor peptide consisting of two domains: a signal peptide of 24 amino acid residues and a mature peptide of 43 amino acid residues. The mature peptide is estimated to have a molecular mass of 7.1 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 8.21. Channel catfish p-defensin (ccBD) has six conserved cysteine residues, forming three disulfide bridges at C1-C5, C2-C4, and C3-C6, and a (beta-sheet in the predicted three-dimensional structure. A phylogenetic analysis suggests that ccBD belongs to the type 1 (beta-defensins. Real-time quantitative PCR showed that channel catfish P-defensin transcripts are constitutively expressed in various tissues in healthy fish, with highest expression in the skin. The expression of ccBD in vivo increased significantly in the head kidney (2,9-fold), gill (2.2-fold), and skin (6.6-fold) at 48 h after bacterial (Edwardsiella ictaluri) challenge. In vitro,lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a bacterial mimic, induced significant changes in ccBD expression in leukocytes from the spleen (3.4-fold) and head kidney (3.9-fold) 24 h after stimulation. Chemically synthesized ccBD displayed marked inhibitory activity against a broad range of bacteria. These results suggest that ccBD is involved in the innate antibacterial defenses of the channel catfish. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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