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Carbonic Anhydrase in Pacific Abalone Haliotis discus hannai: Characterization, Expression, and Role in
Md Rajib Sharker1,2, Soo Cheol Kim1, Shaharior Hossen1
1Department of Fisheries Science, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, South Korea.
Abstract:
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are universal zinc ion containing metalloenzymes that play a pivotal role in various physiological processes. In this study, a CA I (designated as Hdh CA I) was isolated and characterized from the mantle tissue of Pacific abalone, Haliotis discus hannai. The full-length cDNA sequence of Hdh CA I was 1,417-bp in length, encoding a protein of 337 amino acids with molecular weight of 37.58 kDa. Hdh CA I sequence possessed a putative signal peptide of 22 amino acids and a CA catalytic function domain. The predicted protein shared 94 and 78% sequence identities with Haliotis gigantea and Haliotis tuberculata CA I, respectively. Results of phylogenetic analysis indicated that Hdh CA I was evolutionarily close to CA I of H. gigantea and H. tuberculata with high bootstrap values. Significantly higher levels of Hdh CA I mRNA transcript were found in mantle than other examined tissues. In situ hybridization results showed strong hybridization signals in epithelial cells of the dorsal mantle pallial, an area known to synthesize and secrete proteins responsible for the nacreous layer formation of shell. This is the first study on Hdh CA I in H. discus hannai and the results may contribute to further study its physiological functions in shell biomineralization of abalone.
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