The molecular characterization and expression of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and 26 (Hsp26) cDNAs in sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)
The molecular characterization and expression of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and 26 (Hsp26) cDNAs in sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)
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DOI:
10.1007/s12192-011-0260-z
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发表时间:
2011-04
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3.8
通讯作者:
Huan Zhao;Hongsheng Yang;Heling Zhao;Muyan Chen;Tianming Wang
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作者:
Huan Zhao;Hongsheng Yang;Heling Zhao;Muyan Chen;Tianming Wang
The heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of proteins whose expression is enhanced in response to environmental stressors. TheApostichopus japonicus hsp90andhsp26genes were cloned using expressed sequence tag and rapid amplification of cDNA ends techniques. The full-length cDNA ofAphsp90andAphsp26contains 3,458 and 1,688 nucleotides encoding 720 and 236 amino acids, respectively. Multiple alignments indicated that the deduced amino acid sequences of ApHsp90 and ApHsp26 shared a high level of identity with Hsp90 and small SHPs (sHSPs) sequences of zebrafish, ant, acorn worms, etc., and shared identical structural features with Hsp90 and sHSPs. The expression profiles of these two genes under heat treatment were investigated by real-time quantitative PCR. It was found that the messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts of the twoA. japonicusgenes varied among different tissues under normal conditions and heat shock, and that the mRNA expression of the two genes was higher in the intestine compared to other tissues. Heat shock significantly elevated the expression ofAphsp90andAphsp26mRNA in a temperature- and time-dependent manner. The results indicate thatAphsp90andAphsp26played important roles in mediating the environmental stress inA. japonicus.