Lipovitellin is a Non-Self Recognition Receptor with Opsonic Activity
Lipovitellin is a Non-Self Recognition Receptor with Opsonic Activity
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DOI:
10.1007/s10126-010-9315-x
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发表时间:
2011-06
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3
通讯作者:
Jun Zhang;Shicui Zhang
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作者:
Jun Zhang;Shicui Zhang
Lipovitellin (Lv), a glycolipoprotein, is a major component of the egg yolk, which is usually regarded as an energy reserve of nutrients essential for growth and development. We have purified Lv from ovulated eggs of the rosy barbPuntius conchoniusby two-step chromatography and characterized it by staining with periodic acid/Schiff reagent and Sudan black B, amino acid composition analysis, and peptide mass fingerprinting. The results of ligand and bacterial binding assays, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the phagocytosis test revealed, for the first time, that the purified native form ofP. conchoniusLv acts as a pattern recognition molecule with multiple specificities capable of identifying pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), including those of lipopolysaccharide, lipoteichoic acid, and peptidoglycan, rather than self components and that it can bind Gram-negative and -positive bacteria, such asEscherichia coliandStaphylococcus aureus. These tests also showed that theP. conchoniusLv functions as an opsonin capable of enhancing macrophage phagocytosis. Taken together, these characteristics suggest that in developing embryos/larvae ofP. conchonius, the native form of Lv may be physiologically involved in the sensing of invading pathogens via interaction with PAMPs and in the recruitment of the primitive macrophages that appear in early embryos to phagocytose and digest the pathogens, thereby protecting them from pathogenic attacks.