Characterization of RAG1 and IgM (mu chain) marking development of the immune system in red-spotted grouper (Epinephelus akaara)
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作者: Mao, Ming-Guang 1 ; Lei, Ji-Lin 1 ; Alex, Peralvarez-Marin 3 ; Hong, Wan-Shu 1 ; Wang, Ke-Jian 1 ;
作者机构: 1.Xiamen Univ, Coll Oceanog & Environm Sci, State Key Lab Marine Environm Sci, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Fishery Sci, Yellow Sea Fisheries Res Inst, Qingdao Key Lab Marine Fish Breeding & Biol, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China
3.Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Bioquim & Biol Mol, Unitat Biofis, Ctr Estudis Biofis, Cerdanyola Del Valles 08193, Spain
关键词: RAG1;IgM mu chain;Epinephelus akaara;Thymus;Development
期刊名称:FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY ( 影响因子:4.581; 五年影响因子:4.851 )
ISSN: 1050-4648
年卷期: 2012 年 33 卷 4 期
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: In vertebrates, lymphoid-specific recombinase protein encoded by recombination-activating genes (RAG1/2) plays a key role in V(D)J recombination of the T-cell receptor and B-cell receptor. In this study, both RAG1 and the immunoglobulin M (IgM) mu chain were cloned to characterize their potential role in the immune defense at developmental stages of red-spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara. The open reading frame (ORF) of E. akaara RAG1 included 2778 nucleotide residues encoding a putative protein of 925 amino acids, while the ORF of the IgM mu chain had 1734 nucleotide residues encoding 578 amino acids including variable (VH) and constant (CH1-CH2-CH3-CH4) regions. E. akaara RAG1 was composed of a zinc-binding dimerization domain (ZDD) with a RING finger and zinc finger A (ZFA) in the non-core region and a nonamer-binding region (NBR), with a zinc finger B (ZFB), the central and C-terminal domains in the core region. Tridimensional models of the ZOO and NBR of E. akaara RAG1 were constructed for the first time in fishes, while a 3D model of the E. akaara IgM mu chain was also clarified. The RAG1 mRNA was only detected in the thymus and kidney of 4-month and 1.5-year old groupers using qPCR, and the RAG1 protein was confirmed using western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The IgM mu mRNA was examined in most tissues except the gonad. RAG1 and IgM mu gene expression were observed at 15 dph (days post-hatching) and 23 dph respectively, and increased to a higher level at 37 dph. In addition, this was the first time that the morphology of the E. akaara thymus was characterized. The oval-shaped thymus of 4-month old fish was clearly seen and there were amounts of T lymphocytes present. The results suggested that the immune action of E. akaara was likely to start to develop around 15 dph to 29 dph. The transcript level of the RAG1 gene and the number of lymphocytes in the thymus between 4-month and 1.5-year old groupers indicated that age-related thymic atrophy also occurs in fishes. The similar functional structures of RAG1 and IgM protein between fish and mammals indicated that teleost species share a similar mechanism of V(D)J recombination with higher vertebrates. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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