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Characterization and expression of Megalobrama amblycephala toll‐like receptor 22 involved in the response to Aeromonas hydrophila
Author(s) -
Lai R. F.,
Jakovlić I.,
Liu H.,
Wei J.,
Zhan F. B.,
Yang P. H.,
Wang W. M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13199
Subject(s) - biology , megalobrama , grass carp , aeromonas hydrophila , open reading frame , innate immune system , toll like receptor , receptor , complementary dna , genetics , leucine rich repeat , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , peptide sequence , bacteria , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>
The toll‐like receptors ( TLR ) tlr22 was identified and characterized for the first time in one of the economically most important freshwater fish species in China, Megalobrama amblycephala . The full‐length cDNA (4039 bp) of M. amblycephala tlr22 contains an open reading frame of 2706 bp, encoding a 901 amino‐acid long polypeptide. The putative polypeptide contains 16 leucine‐rich repeat ( LRR ) motifs, an LRR C‐terminal, a transmembrane region and a cytoplasmic toll–interleukin‐1 receptor ( TIR ) domain. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that M. amblycephala Tlr22 shared the closest relationship with a grass carp ortholog. tlr22 was constitutively expressed in nine tissues and during 10 developmental stages studied, albeit with varying expression levels. Along with many pathological changes observed after Aeromonas hydrophila bacterium infection, tlr22 and myd88 mRNA were significantly upregulated in blood, head kidney, spleen and intestine, indicating that tlr22 is involved in the immune response. These results provide an insight into tlr22 regulation mechanisms in the innate immune response to bacterial infection.