RESUMEN
Hsp40-Hsp70 typically function in concert as molecular chaperones, and their roles in post-infection immune responses are increasingly recognized. However, in the economically important fish species Scophthalmus maximus (turbot), there is still a lack in the systematic identification, interaction models, and binding site analysis of these proteins. Herein, 62 Hsp40 genes and 16 Hsp70 genes were identified in the turbot at a genome-wide level and were unevenly distributed on 22 chromosomes through chromosomal distribution analysis. Phylogenetic and syntenic analysis provided strong evidence in supporting the orthologies and paralogies of these HSPs. Protein-protein interaction and expression analysis was conducted to predict the expression profile after challenging with Aeromonas salmonicida. dnajb1b and hspa1a were found to have a co-expression trend under infection stresses. Molecular docking was performed using Auto-Dock Tool and PyMOL for this pair of chaperone proteins. It was discovered that in addition to the interaction sites in the J domain, the carboxyl-terminal domain of Hsp40 also plays a crucial role in its interaction with Hsp70. This is important for the mechanistic understanding of the Hsp40-Hsp70 chaperone system, providing a theoretical basis for turbot disease resistance breeding, and effective value for the prevention of certain diseases in turbot.
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Enfermedades de los Peces , Peces Planos , Proteínas del Choque Térmico HSP40 , Proteínas HSP70 de Choque Térmico , Filogenia , Animales , Peces Planos/inmunología , Peces Planos/genética , Peces Planos/microbiología , Peces Planos/metabolismo , Proteínas del Choque Térmico HSP40/genética , Proteínas del Choque Térmico HSP40/metabolismo , Proteínas HSP70 de Choque Térmico/genética , Proteínas HSP70 de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Enfermedades de los Peces/inmunología , Enfermedades de los Peces/microbiología , Enfermedades de los Peces/genética , Enfermedades de los Peces/metabolismo , Proteínas de Peces/genética , Proteínas de Peces/metabolismo , Proteínas de Peces/inmunología , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/inmunología , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/veterinaria , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/microbiología , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/genética , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Aeromonas salmonicida/inmunología , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/genéticaRESUMEN
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) transcribed in mammals and eukaryotes were thought to have no protein coding capability. However, recent studies have suggested that plenty of lncRNAs are mis-annotated and virtually contain coding sequences which are translated into functional peptides by ribosomal machinery, and these functional peptides are called micropeptides or small peptides. Here we review the rapidly advancing field of micropeptides translated from putative lncRNAs, describe the strategies for their identification, and elucidate their critical roles in many fundamental biological processes. We also discuss the prospects of research in micropeptides and the potential applications of micropeptides.