Comparative Transcriptomics Analysis Reveals Unique Immune Response to Grass Carp Reovirus Infection in Barbel Chub (Squaliobarbus curriculus)

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Title: Comparative Transcriptomics Analysis Reveals Unique Immune Response to Grass Carp Reovirus Infection in Barbel Chub (Squaliobarbus curriculus)
Authors: Yuhong Huang, Xiaodong Wang, Zhao Lv, Xudong Hu, Baohong Xu, Hong Yang, Tiaoyi Xiao, Qiaolin Liu
Source: Biology, Vol 13, Iss 4, p 214 (2024)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: GCRV, comparative transcriptome, antiviral immunity, PRRs, cytokine, complement and coagulation cascade, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and barbel chub (Squaliobarbus curriculus)—both Leuciscinae subfamily species—demonstrate differences in grass carp reovirus (GCRV) infection resistance. We infected barbel chubs with type II GCRV and subjected their liver, spleen, head kidney, and trunk kidney samples to investigate anti-GCRV immune mechanisms via RNA sequencing and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). We identified 139, 970, 867, and 2374 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the liver, spleen, head kidney, and trunk kidney, respectively. Across all four tissues, gene ontology analysis revealed significant immune response-related DEG enrichment, and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis revealed pattern recognition receptor (PRR) and cytokine-related pathway enrichment. We noted autophagy pathway enrichment in the spleen, head kidney, and trunk kidney; apoptosis pathway enrichment in the spleen and trunk kidney; and complement- and coagulation-cascade pathway enrichment in only the spleen. Comparative transcriptome analysis between GCRV-infected barbel chubs and uninfected barbel chubs comprehensively revealed that PRR, cytokine-related, complement- and coagulation-cascade, apoptosis, and autophagy pathways are potential key factors influencing barbel chub resistance to GCRV infection. qRT-PCR validation of 11 immune-related DEGs confirmed our RNA-seq data’s accuracy. These findings provide a theoretical foundation and empirical evidence for the understanding of GCRV infection resistance in barbel chub and hybrid grass carp–barbel chub breeding.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2079-7737
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/4/214; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737
DOI: 10.3390/biology13040214
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a2bce0d198d948d2ba5ec948a4e063c4
Accession Number: edsdoj.2bce0d198d948d2ba5ec948a4e063c4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20797737
DOI:10.3390/biology13040214
Published in:Biology
Language:English