三疣梭子蟹脂多糖-β-1,3-葡聚糖结合蛋白基因的克隆及表达模式分析

Cloning and expression pattern analysis of a lipopolysaccharide-and β-1,3-glucan-binding protein in Portunus trituberculatus

脂多糖-β-1,3-葡聚糖结合蛋白(LGBP)作为一种模式识别受体在甲壳动物的先天免疫中占有重要地位。利用SMART RACE技术,从三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)血细胞中克隆得到一条LGBP基因。该基因cDNA序列全长为1378bp,包括1095bp的开放阅读框(ORF),共编码365个氨基酸,在基因的5'端还含有138bp的非编码区(UTR),3'端含有144bp的UTR。预测的成熟肽相对分子质量为39825.24k,等电点为4.49。同时,用生物信息学方法对该基因的序列和二级结构进行了初步分析。RT-PCR结果显示:LGBP基因在被检测的组织,包括血细胞、肝胰腺、心脏、鳃和肌肉中都有表达。用金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphyloccocus aureus)和溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)刺激三疣梭子蟹后,发现在实验48h内,混合细菌刺激组血细胞中LGBP基因的表达量明显高于生理盐水对照组,推测该基因在抵抗细菌感染的免疫过程中发挥着积极的作用。

The lipopolysaccharide -and β-1,3-glucan-binding protein （LGBP） is a pattern recognition receptor, which is fundamental for the innate immune response of crustaceans. A LGBP gene was cloned from the haemocytes of Portunus trituberculatus using SMART RACE methods. The full-length LGBP cDNA （1 378 bp） had a 1 095 bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 365 amino acid residues including a 16 amino acid residues signal peptide, a 138 bp 5＇ untranslated region （UTR） and a 144 bp untranslated region in the 3＇ UTR with a 29 bp polyA tail. The calculated molecular mass of the mature protein （349 amino acid residues） is 39,825.24 with an estimated pI of 4.49. The gene sequence and secondary structure of LGBP were analyzed by bio-informatics. Additionally, a Glyco hydro 16 domain was identified. The expression of P. trituberculatus in various tissues were detected through RT-PCR methods. The results showed that the LGBP gene expressed in all the tissues detected, including haemocytes, hepatopancreas, heart, gills and muscle. In response to the challenge of Staphyloccocus aureus and Vibrio alginolyticus, the LGBP gene expression in haemocytes of the group challenged with mixed bacteria were higher than the control group within 48 h. It suggested that the LGBP gene plays an active role in immunologic process againsting bacterial infection.