在尼罗河鱼 (Oreochromis niloticus) 中补体受体3 (CR3) 的功能性表征:对抗细菌感染的CD11b/CD18介导免疫力的洞察
Yang Lei1, Weiheng Shi1, Yanxi Guo1
1Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, PR China.
研究人员在尼罗河鱼中确定了关键的免疫蛋白,即OnCD11b和OnCD18. 这些蛋白质对于识别和清除细菌感染,增强鱼类免疫力和提供水产养殖疾病解决方案至关重要.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 水产养殖是水产养殖的一种方式.
背景情况:
- 补充受体3 (CR3),或整合素αMβ2,对于白细胞功能至关重要.
- 了解CR3在鱼类免疫力中的作用对于水产养殖健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在尼罗河鱼 (Oreochromis niloticus) 中克隆和表征CR3的αM (OnCD11b) 和β2 (OnCD18) 子单元.
- 研究OnCD11b和OnCD18在对细菌病原体的免疫反应中的体内和体外功能.
主要方法:
- 对OnCD11b和OnCD18的序列分析和结构对齐.
- 遗传学分析以确定进化关系.
- 细菌挑战后组织特异性表达概况和上调分析.
- 在体外结合测定与细菌病原体和LPS.
- 在体内基因淘汰实验以评估功能角色.
主要成果:
- 克隆和表征了OnCD11b和OnCD18基因,显示了与其他物种的正义基因具有很高的保护性.
- 主要表达在头部脏和脏,分别,在Streptococcus agalactiae和Aeromonas hydrophila感染后显著上调.
- 重组vWFA域的OnCD11b和OnCD18显示了与细菌和LPS的特定结合,作为模式识别受体.
- 在体内击败OnCD11b或OnCD18导致细菌负载增加,证实了它们在宿主防御中的重要作用.
结论:
- OnCD11b和OnCD18是尼罗河鱼免疫系统的关键组成部分,对细菌清除至关重要.
- 这些子单元作为模式识别受体,直接与病原体相互作用.
- 这些发现提供了对保存的CR3介导免疫力和水产养殖细菌感染的潜在治疗点的见解.
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