赤点石斑鱼Toll样受体(TLRs)基因家族的鉴定、进化与表达

为研究赤点石斑鱼Toll样受体(TLRs)的进化、分布及表达模式,本实验基于已公开的赤点石斑鱼基因组和转录组数据,利用Blast、系统进化与共线性等生物信息学方法,分析赤点石斑鱼TLRs基因家族的系统进化、染色体分布及在各组织中的表达模式。结果显示,在赤点石斑鱼中共鉴定出17个TLR基因,这些基因分属于5个亚家族(TLR1、TLR3、TLR5、TLR7和TLR11),分别分布在24条染色体中的11条染色体上;17个TLR基因在赤点石斑鱼不同组织中具有不同的表达模式,然而,位于相同染色体上的TLR基因的不同拷贝则存在相似的表达模式。其中EaTLR18-1与EaTLR18-2均位于9号染色体上,二者的表达模式高度相似,均在心脏中高表达;同位于20号染色体上的EaTLR2-1a与EaTLR2-1b的表达模式也高度相似,均在脑中高表达;EaTLR5M与EaTLR5S同位于14号染色体上,二者不仅具有高度相似的LRR结构域,且在不同组织中的表达水平也高度相似;而位于18号染色体的EaTLR7与EaTLR8和位于4号染色体的EaTLR2-2与EaTLR3,其表达模式却存在明显差异。研究结果可为鱼类...     

An established kidney cell line from humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) and its susceptibility to bacteria and heavy metals

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry - Humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis), one kind of commercial fish with considerable economic value, has been recognized as a promising candidate for...     

Establishment of a new fish cell line from the brain of humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) and its application in toxicology and bacterial susceptibility

Cromileptes altivelis, humpback grouper, belongs to the family Epinephelidae and is one popular farmed fish species because of its high economic value and ornamental value. However, more and more diseases outbreaks have been reported with C. altivelis aquaculture. Today, a new brain cell line of C. altivelis (named CAB) was established and characterized. Our results showed that CAB cells were suitable for growth at 26 °C in L-15 medium supplemented with 15% fetal bovine serum (FBS). The results of 18S rRNA gene sequencing confirmed that CAB cell line was derived from C. altivelis. Moreover, chromosomal aneuploidy was observed in CAB cells, and the modal chromosome number of CAB cells was 48 by chromosome analysis. In addition, CAB cells could transfect pEGFP-N3 plasmid with high transfection efficiency, indicating that CAB cell line has the potential to investigate the function of exogenous genes in vitro. Furthermore, the bacterial susceptibility results suggested that CAB cells were susceptive to Vibrio harveyi and Edwardsiella tarda. And, heavy metals (Hg, Cd, and Cu) were toxic to the CAB cells, and the toxic effect was dose-dependent. In summary, the CAB cell line could be a powerful tool in vitro to study functional genes and has the potential application in bacterial susceptibility and toxicology.