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Jinxing Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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thymosins participate in antibacterial immunity of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2019Co-Authors: Xiaowu Feng, Mingchong Yang, Jinxing WangAbstract:Thymosins β are actin-binding proteins that play a variety of different functions in inflammatory responses, wound healing, cell migration, angiogenesis, and stem cell recruitment and differentiation. In crayfish, thymosins participate in antiviral immunology. However, the roles of thymosin during bacterial infection in shrimp remain unclear. In the present study, four thymosins were identified from kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus, and named as Mjthymosin2, Mjthymosin3, Mjthymosin4, and Mjthymosin5 according the number of their thymosin beta actin-binding motifs. Mjthymosin3 was selected for further study because its expression level was the highest in hemocytes. Expression analysis showed that Mjthymosin3 was upregulated in hemocytes after challenged by Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus. The recombinant Mjthymosin3 protein could inhibit the growth of certain bacteria in an in vitro antibacterial test. Mjthymosins could facilitate external bacterial clearance in shrimp, and were beneficial to shrimp survival post V. anguillarum or S. aureus infection. The results suggested that Mjthymosins played important roles in the antibacterial immune response of kuruma shrimp.
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The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor-like protein from Marsupenaeus japonicus is a receptor for white spot syndrome virus infection.
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019Co-Authors: Guo-juan Niu, Mingchong Yang, Shuai Wang, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Jinxing WangAbstract:Viral entry into the host cell is the first step towards successful infection. Viral entry starts with virion attachment, and binding to receptors. Receptor binding viruses either directly release their genome into the cell, or enter cells through endocytosis. For DNA viruses and a few RNA viruses, the endocytosed viruses will transport from cytoplasm into the nucleus followed by gene expression. Receptors on the cell membrane play a crucial role in viral infection. Although several attachment factors, or candidate receptors, for the infection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) were identified in shrimp, the authentic entry receptors for WSSV infection and the intracellular signaling triggering by interaction of WSSV with receptors remain unclear. In the present study, a receptor for WSSV infection in kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus, was identified. It is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) with a transmembrane region, and is similar to the vertebrate polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR); therefore, it was designated as a pIgR-like protein (MjpIgR for short). MjpIgR was detected in all tissues tested, and its expression was significantly induced by WSSV infection at the mRNA and protein levels. Knockdown of MjpIgR, and blocking MjpIgR with its antibody inhibited WSSV infection in shrimp and overexpression of MjpIgR facilitated the invasion of WSSV. Further analyses indicated that MjpIgR could independently render non-permissive cells susceptible to WSSV infection. The extracellular domain of MjpIgR interacts with envelope protein VP24 of WSSV and the intracellular domain interacts with calmodulin (MjCaM). MjpIgR was oligomerized and internalized following WSSV infection and the internalization was associated with endocytosis of WSSV. The viral internalization facilitating ability of MjpIgR could be blocked using chlorpromazine, an inhibitor of clathrin dependent endocytosis. Knockdown of Mjclathrin and its adaptor protein AP-2 also inhibited WSSV internalization. All the results indicated that MjpIgR-mediated WSSV endocytosis was clathrin dependent. The results suggested that MjpIgR is a WSSV receptor, and that WSSV enters shrimp cells via the pIgR-CaM-Clathrin endocytosis pathway
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scavenger receptor c promotes bacterial clearance in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus by enhancing hemocyte phagocytosis and amp expression
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017Co-Authors: Mingchong Yang, Guo-juan Niu, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Xiuzhen Shi, Huiting Yang, Qiang Zhang, Jinxing WangAbstract:Scavenger receptors (SRs) comprise a large family of structurally diverse glycoproteins located on the cell membrane and function as pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) participating in innate immunity in different species. Class C scavenger receptor (SRC) has been only identified in invertebrates and its biological functions still need to be researched. In this study, we characterized the anti-bacterial function of a SRC from kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus (MjSRC). The mRNA level of MjSRC was up-regulated significantly in hemocytes of kuruma shrimp challenged by Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus. The recombinant extracellular domains (MAM and CCP domains) of MjSRC have the ability of binding different bacteria and glycans in vitro. After knockdown of MjSRC, the bacterial clearance ability and phagocytic rate of hemocyte decreased significantly in vivo. Meanwhile, overexpression of MjSRC in shrimp enhanced the clearance ability and phagocytic rate of hemocytes. Further study found that MjSRC could regulate the expression of several antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). All these results indicate that MjSRC plays important roles in antibacterial immunity in kuruma shrimp by enhancing hemocyte phagocytosis and AMP expression.
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leucine rich repeats containing protein functions in the antibacterial immune reaction in stomach of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017Co-Authors: Xiuzhen Shi, Xiaowu Feng, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Jinxing WangAbstract:Leucine rich repeat (LRR) motif exists in many immune receptors of animals and plants. Most LRR containing (LRRC) proteins are involved in protein-ligand and protein-protein interaction, but the exact functions of most LRRC proteins were not well-studied. In this study, an LRRC protein was identified from kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus, and named as MjLRRC1. MjLRRC1 was consistently expressed in different tissues of normal shrimp with higher expression in gills and stomach. At the transcriptional level, there were no significant changes of MjLRRC1 after injection of Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus in gills and hepatopancreas. While in V. anguillarum oral infection, MjLRRC1 was upregulated in stomach but not in intestine. The recombinant MjLRRC1 protein could bind to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, bacterial cell wall components including peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and lipopolysaccharide. MjLRRC1 regulated the expression of some antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes and participated in bacteria clearance of stomach. All these results suggested that MjLRRC1 might play important roles in antibacterial immune response of kuruma shrimp.
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involvement of a lysm and putative peptidoglycan binding domain containing protein in the antibacterial immune response of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2016Co-Authors: Xiuzhen Shi, Xiaowu Feng, Mingchong Yang, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Jiangfeng Lan, Jinxing WangAbstract:Lysin motif (LysM) is a peptidoglycan and chitin-binding motif with multiple functions in bacteria, plants, and animals. In this study, a novel LysM and putative peptidoglycan-binding domain-containing protein was cloned from kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) and named as MjLPBP. The cDNA of MjLPBP contained 1010 nucleotides with an open reading frame of 834 nucleotides encoding a protein of 277 amino acid residues. The deduced protein contained a Lysin motif and a transmembrane region, with a calculated molecular mass of 31.54 kDa and isoelectric point of 8.61. MjLPBP was ubiquitously distributed in different tissues of shrimp at the mRNA level. Time course expression assay showed that MjLPBP was upregulated in hemocytes of shrimp challenged with Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus. MjLPBP was also upregulated in hepatopancreas after white spot syndrome virus and bacteria challenge. The recombinant protein of MjLPBP could bind to some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and yeast. Further study found that rMjLPBP bound to bacterial cell wall components, including peptidoglycans, lipoteichoic acid, lipopolysaccharide, and chitin. The induction of several antimicrobial peptide genes and phagocytosis-related gene, such as anti-lipopolysaccharide factors and myosin, was depressed after knockdown of MjLPBP. MjLPBP could facilitate V. anguillarum clearance in vivo. All the results indicated that MjLPBP might play an important role in the innate immunity of shrimp.
Xiao-fan Zhao - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor-like protein from Marsupenaeus japonicus is a receptor for white spot syndrome virus infection.
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019Co-Authors: Guo-juan Niu, Mingchong Yang, Shuai Wang, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Jinxing WangAbstract:Viral entry into the host cell is the first step towards successful infection. Viral entry starts with virion attachment, and binding to receptors. Receptor binding viruses either directly release their genome into the cell, or enter cells through endocytosis. For DNA viruses and a few RNA viruses, the endocytosed viruses will transport from cytoplasm into the nucleus followed by gene expression. Receptors on the cell membrane play a crucial role in viral infection. Although several attachment factors, or candidate receptors, for the infection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) were identified in shrimp, the authentic entry receptors for WSSV infection and the intracellular signaling triggering by interaction of WSSV with receptors remain unclear. In the present study, a receptor for WSSV infection in kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus, was identified. It is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) with a transmembrane region, and is similar to the vertebrate polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR); therefore, it was designated as a pIgR-like protein (MjpIgR for short). MjpIgR was detected in all tissues tested, and its expression was significantly induced by WSSV infection at the mRNA and protein levels. Knockdown of MjpIgR, and blocking MjpIgR with its antibody inhibited WSSV infection in shrimp and overexpression of MjpIgR facilitated the invasion of WSSV. Further analyses indicated that MjpIgR could independently render non-permissive cells susceptible to WSSV infection. The extracellular domain of MjpIgR interacts with envelope protein VP24 of WSSV and the intracellular domain interacts with calmodulin (MjCaM). MjpIgR was oligomerized and internalized following WSSV infection and the internalization was associated with endocytosis of WSSV. The viral internalization facilitating ability of MjpIgR could be blocked using chlorpromazine, an inhibitor of clathrin dependent endocytosis. Knockdown of Mjclathrin and its adaptor protein AP-2 also inhibited WSSV internalization. All the results indicated that MjpIgR-mediated WSSV endocytosis was clathrin dependent. The results suggested that MjpIgR is a WSSV receptor, and that WSSV enters shrimp cells via the pIgR-CaM-Clathrin endocytosis pathway
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scavenger receptor c promotes bacterial clearance in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus by enhancing hemocyte phagocytosis and amp expression
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017Co-Authors: Mingchong Yang, Guo-juan Niu, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Xiuzhen Shi, Huiting Yang, Qiang Zhang, Jinxing WangAbstract:Scavenger receptors (SRs) comprise a large family of structurally diverse glycoproteins located on the cell membrane and function as pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) participating in innate immunity in different species. Class C scavenger receptor (SRC) has been only identified in invertebrates and its biological functions still need to be researched. In this study, we characterized the anti-bacterial function of a SRC from kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus (MjSRC). The mRNA level of MjSRC was up-regulated significantly in hemocytes of kuruma shrimp challenged by Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus. The recombinant extracellular domains (MAM and CCP domains) of MjSRC have the ability of binding different bacteria and glycans in vitro. After knockdown of MjSRC, the bacterial clearance ability and phagocytic rate of hemocyte decreased significantly in vivo. Meanwhile, overexpression of MjSRC in shrimp enhanced the clearance ability and phagocytic rate of hemocytes. Further study found that MjSRC could regulate the expression of several antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). All these results indicate that MjSRC plays important roles in antibacterial immunity in kuruma shrimp by enhancing hemocyte phagocytosis and AMP expression.
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leucine rich repeats containing protein functions in the antibacterial immune reaction in stomach of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017Co-Authors: Xiuzhen Shi, Xiaowu Feng, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Jinxing WangAbstract:Leucine rich repeat (LRR) motif exists in many immune receptors of animals and plants. Most LRR containing (LRRC) proteins are involved in protein-ligand and protein-protein interaction, but the exact functions of most LRRC proteins were not well-studied. In this study, an LRRC protein was identified from kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus, and named as MjLRRC1. MjLRRC1 was consistently expressed in different tissues of normal shrimp with higher expression in gills and stomach. At the transcriptional level, there were no significant changes of MjLRRC1 after injection of Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus in gills and hepatopancreas. While in V. anguillarum oral infection, MjLRRC1 was upregulated in stomach but not in intestine. The recombinant MjLRRC1 protein could bind to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, bacterial cell wall components including peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and lipopolysaccharide. MjLRRC1 regulated the expression of some antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes and participated in bacteria clearance of stomach. All these results suggested that MjLRRC1 might play important roles in antibacterial immune response of kuruma shrimp.
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involvement of a lysm and putative peptidoglycan binding domain containing protein in the antibacterial immune response of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2016Co-Authors: Xiuzhen Shi, Xiaowu Feng, Mingchong Yang, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Jiangfeng Lan, Jinxing WangAbstract:Lysin motif (LysM) is a peptidoglycan and chitin-binding motif with multiple functions in bacteria, plants, and animals. In this study, a novel LysM and putative peptidoglycan-binding domain-containing protein was cloned from kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) and named as MjLPBP. The cDNA of MjLPBP contained 1010 nucleotides with an open reading frame of 834 nucleotides encoding a protein of 277 amino acid residues. The deduced protein contained a Lysin motif and a transmembrane region, with a calculated molecular mass of 31.54 kDa and isoelectric point of 8.61. MjLPBP was ubiquitously distributed in different tissues of shrimp at the mRNA level. Time course expression assay showed that MjLPBP was upregulated in hemocytes of shrimp challenged with Vibrio anguillarum or Staphylococcus aureus. MjLPBP was also upregulated in hepatopancreas after white spot syndrome virus and bacteria challenge. The recombinant protein of MjLPBP could bind to some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and yeast. Further study found that rMjLPBP bound to bacterial cell wall components, including peptidoglycans, lipoteichoic acid, lipopolysaccharide, and chitin. The induction of several antimicrobial peptide genes and phagocytosis-related gene, such as anti-lipopolysaccharide factors and myosin, was depressed after knockdown of MjLPBP. MjLPBP could facilitate V. anguillarum clearance in vivo. All the results indicated that MjLPBP might play an important role in the innate immunity of shrimp.
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dual oxidases participate in the regulation of intestinal microbiotic homeostasis in the kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 2016Co-Authors: Huiting Yang, Mingchong Yang, Jie-jie Sun, Xiao-fan Zhao, Xiuzhen Shi, Jinxing WangAbstract:The metazoan gut lumen harbors numerous microbial communities. Tolerance for high bacterial counts and maintenance of microbiota homeostasis remain insufficiently studied. In this study, we identified a novel dual oxidase (MjDUOX2) involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus. MjDUOX2 is a transmembrane protein with an N-signal peptide region (19 aa) and a peroxidase homology domain (PHD, 554 aa) in the extracellular region; seven transmembrane regions; and three EF (calcium-binding region) domains (110 aa), a FAD-binding domain (104 aa), and a NAD-binding domain (156 aa) in the intracellular region. The novel MjDUOX2 exhibits a relatively low similarity (26.84% identity) to a previously reported DUOX in the shrimp (designated as MjDUOX1). The mRNA of MjDUOXs was widely distributed in the hemocytes, heart, hepatopancreas, gills, stomach, and intestine. Oral infection of the shrimp with pathogenic bacteria upregulated the mRNA expression of MjDUOXs and increased the ROS level in the intestine. However, High ROS level could inhibit the expression of MjDUOXs in shrimp after Vibrio anguillarum infection. Knockdown of MjDUOXs by RNA interference (RNAi) decreased the ROS level, increased the bacterial count in the intestine, and decreased the survival rate of the MjDUOX-RNAi shrimp infected with V. anguillarum. These results suggest that MjDUOXs play an important role for microbiota homeostasis in intestine of shrimp.
Ikuo Hirono - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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role of Marsupenaeus japonicus crustin like peptide against vibrio penaeicida and white spot syndrome virus infection
Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 2014Co-Authors: Sheryll Grospe Hipolito, Hidehiro Kondo, Aiko Shitara, Ikuo HironoAbstract:Abstract Crustins are important AMP that has been identified in crustaceans. In this study, the role of Marsupenaeus japonicus crustin-like peptide ( Mj CRS) was examined in vivo by RNA interference (RNAi) using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Tissue expression analysis revealed that Mj CRS transcripts are expressed in different tissues tested with the highest expression observed in hemocytes. Treatment with double-stranded RNA specific to Mj CRS led to a significant reduction of Mj CRS transcripts within the hemocytes. When Mj CRS was silenced and subsequently infected with Vibrio penaeicida final mortality was significantly higher compared with PBS and dsGFP treated groups. On the other hand, final mortalities of Mj CRS silenced and PBS injected groups were not significantly different after infection with white spot virus, however, both are significantly higher compared with dsGFP treated group. V. penaeicida infection significantly decreased Mj CRS expression at 3, 6, 12 and 24 h followed by significant increase at 48 h post-infection. On the contrary, white spot infection significantly increased Mj CRS expression at 6 and 12 h and decreased at 48 h post-infection. dsRNA treatment alone decreased total hemocyte counts (THCs) and subsequent V. penaeicida or white spot virus infection further decreased THCs. VP28 gene expression was both similarly increased in PBS injected group and Mj CRS silenced group at 24 and 48 h-post infection. Results suggest that Mj CRS is involved in antibacterial defense and might not have critical function against viral infection.
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edible mushroom flammulina velutipes extract inhibits melanosis in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Journal of Food Science, 2011Co-Authors: Angel B Encarnacion, Ikuo Hirono, Fernand F Fagutao, Jinto Hirayama, Makoto Terayama, Toshiaki OhshimaAbstract:This study compared the potential of an aqueous extract of an edible mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) to prevent melanosis in cultured Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) with other antimelanosic compounds in vivo. The mushroom extract contained 9.1 mg/mL ergothioneine (ESH). Immersion of live full-grown shrimp in a 0.5% w/v solution of mushroom extract significantly reduced PPO activity in shrimp hemolymph. In addition, expression of the prophenoloxidase (proPO) gene decreased in hemocytes, suggesting that the extract blocked the activation of the proPO cascade. Consequently, the development of melanosis in the treated shrimp was significantly suppressed during ice storage. Treatment with a 0.05% w/v solution of sodium ascorbate and 4-hexyl-1,3-benzenediol had the same effect. In vitro experiments showed that ESH effectively inhibited PPO activity and activation of the proPO cascade in hemocyte lysate supernatant. This study suggests that in vivo application of F. velutipes mushroom extract is an effective natural alternative to synthetic antimelanosic agents to inhibit postmortem melanosis in shrimp. Practical Application: The extract of an edible mushroom (F. velutipes) containing ergothioneine can be a promising natural alternative to synthetic antimelanosic agents used to prevent postharvest melanosis in shrimp and other crustaceans. Furthermore, utilization of the mushroom trimmings could also help address the growing concerns on the disposal of such agricultural wastes and instead use it into a novel purpose as a source of antimelanosic and antioxidants for food and industrial application.
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the Marsupenaeus japonicus voltage dependent anion channel mjvdac protein is involved in white spot syndrome virus wssv pathogenesis
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2010Co-Authors: K Hanching C Wang, Ikuo Hirono, Hidehiro Kondo, Takashi AokiAbstract:Voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) proteins abound in the outer membrane of mitochondria. They play an important role in mitochondrial membrane permeabilization (MMP), which can lead to stress-induced cellular apoptosis and necrosis. Several pathogens regulate this MMP in their host cells to benefit their replication cycle, while in other cases, the host can use the same mechanism to combat pathogenesis. In this study, the first shrimp VDAC gene was identified and characterized from Marsupenaeus japonicus (MjVDAC). Its open reading frame (ORF) contained 849 bp encoding 282 amino acids. The deduced MjVDAC protein includes the 4-element eukaryotic porin signature motif, the conserved ATP binding motif (the GLK motif) and a VKAKV-like sequence known in other organisms to be involved in the protein's incorporation in the mitochondrial outer membrane. Tissue tropism analysis indicated that MjVDAC is abundant in the heart, muscle, stomach and pleopod. MjVDAC proteins colocalized with mitochondria in transiently transfected Sf9 cells and in shrimp hemocytes. dsRNA silencing of shrimp VDAC delayed white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection by 1 day in different shrimp organs. Taken together, these findings suggest that MjVDAC is likely to be involved in WSSV pathogenesis.
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effects of ergothioneine from mushrooms flammulina velutipes on melanosis and lipid oxidation of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010Co-Authors: Angel B Encarnacion, Ikuo Hirono, Fernand F Fagutao, Hideki Ushio, Toshiaki OhshimaAbstract:The antimelanosic and antioxidative properties of a hot water extract prepared from the fruiting body of the edible mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) were evaluated by dietary supplementation in Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) for possible aquaculture application. The extract contained ergothioneine (ERT) at a level of 2.05 mg/mL. A commercial standard of l-ergothioneine (l-ERT) and the mushroom extract showed inhibitory activity against mushroom polyphenoloxidase (PPO). Feeding of the extract had no adverse effects on the immune systems of the shrimp under the present experimental conditions. Supplementation of the extract in the diet significantly suppressed PPO activities in the hemolymphs of the shrimp. Expression of the prophenoloxidase (proPO) gene decreased in the hemocyte of the Kuruma shrimp fed with the mushroom extract. Consequently, development of melanosis was significantly suppressed in the supplement fed shrimp during ice storage. Lipid oxidation was also effectively controlled in the ...
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gene expression profile of hemocytes of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus following peptidoglycan stimulation
Marine Biotechnology, 2008Co-Authors: Fernand F Fagutao, Ikuo Hirono, Yukinori Takahashi, Hidehiro Kondo, Motoshige Yasuike, Christopher Marlowe A Caipang, Takashi AokiAbstract:Shrimps are believed to lack an adaptive immune system and therefore rely heavily on their innate immune mechanisms to ward off pathogens. Moreover, their innate defense reactions are triggered by bacterial and fungal cell wall components such as lipopolysaccharides, peptidoglycan and β-glucans. In this study, we used microarray to examine the gene expression profile of kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus, after stimulation with peptidoglycan. Subsequent results show that the number of upregulated genes and percentage of differential expression (21%) was highest at day 1 poststimulation. Differentially expressed genes in day 7 and day 14, on the other hand, were 3.25% and 11.21%, respectively. Sixty-one (61) genes of unknown function were found to have responded outright to peptidoglycan (PG) stimulation. Administration of PG also caused increases in the expressions of crustin, lysozyme, and a few antibacterial peptides, all of which are known to be involved in crustacean immune response. Taken together, our results suggest that innate response in shrimp is triggered instantaneously upon exposure to a bacterial component.
Man Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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transcriptome analysis of kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus hepatopancreas in response to white spot syndrome virus wssv under experimental infection
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017Co-Authors: Shengping Zhong, Yong Mao, Jun Wang, Min Liu, Man ZhangAbstract:Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) is one of the most valuable crustacean species in capture fisheries and mariculture in the Indo-West Pacific. White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a highly virulent pathogen which has seriously threatened Kuruma shrimp aquaculture sector. However, little information is available in relation to underlying mechanisms of host-virus interaction in Kuruma shrimp. In this study, we performed a transcriptome analysis from the hepatopancreas of Kuruma shrimp challenged by WSSV, using Illumina-based RNA-Seq. A total of 39,084,942 pair end (PE) reads, including 19,566,190 reads from WSSV-infected group and 19,518,752 reads from non-infected (control) group, were obtained and assembled into 33,215 unigenes with an average length of 503.7 bp and N50 of 601 bp. Approximately 17,000 unigenes were predicted and classified based on homology search, gene ontology, clusters of orthologous groups of proteins, and biological pathway mapping. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 2150 up-regulated and 1931 down-regulated, were found. Among those, 805 DEGs were identified and categorized into 14 groups based on their possible functions. Many genes associated with JAK-STAT signaling pathways, Integrin-mediated signal transduction, Ras signaling pathways, apoptosis and phagocytosis were positively modified after WSSV challenge. The proteolytic cascades including Complement-like activation and Hemolymph coagulations likely participated in antiviral immune response. The transcriptome data from hepatopancreas of Kuruma shrimp under WSSV challenge provided comprehensive information for identifying novel immune related genes in this valuable crustacean species despite the absence of the genome database of crustaceans.
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molecular characterization and expression analysis of a novel dual crd c type lectin in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus
Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015Co-Authors: Man Zhang, Yong Mao, Jun Wang, Wenrong Feng, Xiaohong SongAbstract:C-type lectins are among the most significant pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) found in invertebrate. They are a class of carbohydrate-binding proteins that can recognize specific sugar moieties on the surface of pathogens. In the present study, a novel C-type lecitn (termed MjLectin) from kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus was identified. The full-length cDNA of MjLectin was 1 245 bp with a 1 011 bp open reading frame (ORF) that encoded a polypeptide of 336 amino acid residues. MjLectin consisted of two tandemly arrayed carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs), unlike other reported M. japonicus C-type lectins with only one CRD. It showed a high similarity to other shrimp dual-CRD lectins. Among the Ca2+-binding Site 2, the tripeptide motif dictating the carbohydrate binding specificity was exhibited as a rare mutant LPN (Leu134-Pro135-Asn136) in CRD1 and a traditional EPN (Glu299-Pro300-Asn301) in CRD2, respectively. MjLectin showed a specific expression pattern in both tissue and cellular levels, for its mRNA transcript was mainly expressed in the F-cells of the hepatopancreas. After white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenge (3.6×108 virions/μL), the expression of MjLectin in the hepatopancreas was up-regulated significantly at 48 h (P<0.01) compared with the control group. These results suggested that MjLectin might be involved in the innate immune defense against WSSV infection.
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effect of high water temperature on mortality immune response and viral replication of wssv infected Marsupenaeus japonicus juveniles and adults
Aquaculture, 2010Co-Authors: Xinxin You, Yong Mao, Jun Wang, Min Liu, Man ZhangAbstract:Abstract This study evaluated the effect of high water temperature on juvenile mortality and adult immune response and viral replication of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infected Kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus under standardized conditions. Two methods, oral administration for juveniles and intramuscular injection for adults, were used to infect M . japonicus at two water temperature levels (27 ± 0.5 and 31 ± 0.5 °C). Mortality of WSSV-infected juveniles was largely reduced at 31 °C compared to 27 °C. The total haemocyte count (THC) and phenoloxidase (PO) activity of M . japonicus adults in control treatment (WSSV-free) had no significant difference at 27 and 31 °C ( p > 0.05). The THC and PO activity of WSSV high temperature treatment were significantly higher ( p p
Qian Ren - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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insights into the intestine immune of Marsupenaeus japonicus under the white spot syndrome virus challenge using rna sequencing
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2019Co-Authors: Kaimin Hui, Qian Ren, Jun CaoAbstract:Intestine is not only the nutrients digestion and absorption centers, but also an important place of microbial infection. Therefore, intestine immunity plays a key defense means for the host against the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, we use kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) as a model to study the intestine immune characteristics of shrimp against WSSV through next-generation sequencing technique. A total of 63,458 and 44,350 unigenes were generated from the control sample and the WSSV infection sample, respectively. Based on homology searches, KEGG, GO, and COG analysis, 39,520 unigenes were annotated. Among them, 12,920 differentially expressed genes were identified. Some of them, including mucin, peritrophin, chitinase, et al., are involved in immune response. These results contribute to a better understanding of the intestine immune response of the shrimp to WSSV.
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two white spot syndrome virus micrornas target the dorsal gene to promote virus infection in Marsupenaeus japonicus shrimp
Journal of Virology, 2017Co-Authors: Jie-jie Sun, Qian Ren, Xin Huang, Wen Wang, Yalei Cui, Xiaobo ZhangAbstract:In eukaryotes, microRNAs (miRNAs) serve as regulators of many biological processes, including virus infection. An miRNA can generally target diverse genes during virus-host interactions. However, the regulation of gene expression by multiple miRNAs has not yet been extensively explored during virus infection. This study found that the Spaztle (Spz)-Toll-Dorsal-antilipopolysaccharide factor (ALF) signaling pathway plays a very important role in antiviral immunity against invasion of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus). Dorsal, the central gene in the Toll pathway, was targeted by two viral miRNAs (WSSV-miR-N13 and WSSV-miR-N23) during WSSV infection. The regulation of Dorsal expression by viral miRNAs suppressed the Spz-Toll-Dorsal-ALF signaling pathway in shrimp in vivo, leading to virus infection. Our study contributes novel insights into the viral miRNA-mediated Toll signaling pathway during the virus-host interaction.IMPORTANCE An miRNA can target diverse genes during virus-host interactions. However, the regulation of gene expression by multiple miRNAs during virus infection has not yet been extensively explored. The results of this study indicated that the shrimp Dorsal gene, the central gene in the Toll pathway, was targeted by two viral miRNAs during infection with white spot syndrome virus. Regulation of Dorsal expression by viral miRNAs suppressed the Spz-Toll-Dorsal-ALF signaling pathway in shrimp in vivo, leading to virus infection. Our study provides new insight into the viral miRNA-mediated Toll signaling pathway in virus-host interactions.
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three members of ras gtpase superfamily are response to white spot syndrome virus challenge in Marsupenaeus japonicus
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2016Co-Authors: Xin Huang, Kaimin Hui, Min Jin, Wen Wang, Qian RenAbstract:Members of the Ras-like GTPase superfamily are key regulators of diverse cellular and developmental events, including differentiation, cell division, vesicle transport, nuclear assembly, and cytoskeleton control. In this study, three Ras family members (MjRap, MjRas, and MjRal) were cloned from Marsupenaeus japonicus. The full lengths of MjRap, MjRas, and MjRal are 788, 1330, and 2074 bp, which encode the proteins of 186, 202, and 198 amino acids respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Rap, Ras, and Ral from different species gather together. The MjRap, MjRas, and MjRal genes were ubiquitously expressed in the hemocytes, hepatopancreas, gills, stomach, and muscle. Results from the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) showed that MjRal in the gills was upregulated 48 and 72 h post-White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenge. No change in the MjRap or MjRas transcript was observed in the gills under the WSSV challenge. The RNAi of MjRal could enhance the WSSV replication. Injection of rMjRal protein could inhibit WSSV replication, but had no effect on VP28 expression. So, it could be concluded that MjRal was involved in shrimp anti-viral innate immune defense by inhibiting the WSSV replication.