Clone, identification and functional characterization of a novel toll (Shtoll1) from the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense in response to cadmium exposure and Aeromonas hydrophila infection.
Clone, identification and functional characterization of a novel toll (Shtoll1) from the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense in response to cadmium exposure and Aeromonas hydrophila infection.
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10.1016/j.fsi.2020.01.012
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发表时间:
2020-01
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4.7
通讯作者:
Lang Lang-Lang;Minnan Bao;Wei-xin Jing;Wei Chen;Lan Wang
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作者:
Lang Lang-Lang;Minnan Bao;Wei-xin Jing;Wei Chen;Lan Wang
Toll is essential in innate immune system which is important for defense against bacterial, fungal and viral infections in invertebrates. Our previous study showed that cadmium (Cd) could change the expression pattern of ShToll3 in the epithelium (gills and midgut from the freshwater crabSinopotamon henanense) infected by Aeromonas hydrophila. To investigate the diverse innate immune roles of crustacean homolog Tolls, in this study, we clonedShtoll1fromS. henanense. The full-length cDNA ofShtoll1was 4746 bp, with an ORF of 3033 bp encoding a putative protein of 111 amino acids, a 5′-untranslated region of 255 bp and a 3′-untranslated region of 1713 bp. Phylogenetic analysis showed that ShToll1 was clustered into the group of DmToll1, DmToll 4 and DmToll 5. In addition, the tissue distribution results showed thatShtoll1was expressed widely in different tissues, with the highest expression in heamocytes. Besides,Shtoll1expressions were upregulated in heamocytes and hepatopancreas afterA. hydrophilainfection. At the same time, the increase ofShtoll1expressions were examined in heamocytes in response to Cd exposure andA. hydrophilainfection in combination. Through western blotting and immunohistochemical analysis, the ShToll1 expressions in heamocytes were increased in response toA. hydrophilaand Cd independently as well as in combination. Moreover, the mRNA level of three antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)alf5, alf6,andc-lys, which possibly responded to Cd andA. hydrophilastimulation throughShtoll1,were analyzed.Thus, we conclude that Cd expand the susceptibility of ShToll1 toA. hydrophilainfection in heamocytes. This suggest that ShToll1 may contribute to the innate immune defense ofS. henanenseagainstA. hydrophilaand Cd in heamocytes.