HcToll3 was involved in anti-Vibrio defense in freshwater pearl mussel, Hyriopsis cumingii.
Fish Shellfish Immunol
; 63: 189-195, 2017 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the activation of innate immune response but their functions in bivalves remain largely unknown. In this study, we identified a TLR from the freshwater pearl mussel Hyriopsis cumingii (HcToll3) and investigated its functions in immunity. The full-length cDNA of HcToll3 is 3852 bp and includes an open reading frame (ORF) of 3228 bp that encodes a polypeptide of 1075 amino acids. The predicted HcToll3 protein shares similar structural characteristics with other known Toll family proteins. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that HcToll3 mRNA is broadly expressed in all of the examined tissues; its transcript level was significantly up-regulated by challenge with gram-negative bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus or lipopolysaccharide, but not gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus or peptidoglycan. RNA interference by siRNA results showed that HcToll3 regulated expression of whey acidic protein (HcWAP) and lysozymes (HcLyso1 and HcLyso2) in vivo and knockdown of HcToll3 suppressed the elimination of V. parahaemolyticus. These findings suggest that HcToll3 might be involved in anti-Vibrio defense in H. cumingii.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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Unionidae
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Receptor Toll-Like 3
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Inmunidad Innata
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
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Fish Shellfish Immunol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2017
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos