Molecular characterization and expression analysis of interferon-gamma in the large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea
Molecular characterization and expression analysis of interferon-gamma in the large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea
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DOI:
10.1016/j.fsi.2015.07.008
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发表时间:
2015-10-01
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4.7
通讯作者:
Wu, Chang-Wen
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作者:
Chen, Ruan-Ni;Su, Yong-Quan;Wu, Chang-Wen
The large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea is an important mariculture fish species in China, and the bacterium Vibrio harveyi (V. harveyi) and the ciliate protozoan Cryptocaryon irritans (C. irritans) are the two major pathogens in its aquaculture sector. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) plays important roles in regulating both innate and cell mediated immune responses as an inflammatory cytokine. In this study, we obtained the nucleotide sequence of IFN-gamma from the large yellow croaker (LcIFN-gamma). The phylogenetic relationship tree of 18 available IFN-gamma genes was constructed based on their sequences. Expression analyses in 10 various tissues were conducted after the croaker challenged with V. harveyi and C. irritans, respectively. Real time PCR analysis showed that the expression of LcIFN-gamma was observed broadly in health individuals. After injected with V. harveyi, the 10 tissues had a higher expression of IFN-gamma at the first day (1 d); only spleen, muscle, intestine, heart and skin had higher expressions after infected with C. irritans at 1 d. Major immune tissues (skin, gill, head kidney and spleen) and detoxification tissue (liver) were sampled at 0 h, 6 h, 1 d, 2 d, 3 d, 4 d, 5 d and 7 d to understand the expression trends of LcIFN-gamma after challenged with C. irritans. The expressions of LcIFN-gamma in skin and gill (the primary immune organs) showed a clear correlative relationship with the life cycle of C irritans. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.