Preliminary study of BF/C2 on immune mechanism of grass carp against GCRV infection

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Title: Preliminary study of BF/C2 on immune mechanism of grass carp against GCRV infection
Authors: Yuling Wei, Yu Xiao, Qiaolin Liu, Zongjun Du, Tiaoyi Xiao
Source: BMC Genomics, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2024)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Biotechnology
LCC:Genetics
Subject Terms: BF/C2, Grass carp, Kidney cell, Transcriptome, Immunity, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470
More Details: Abstract BF/C2 is a crucial molecule in the coagulation complement cascade pathway and plays a significant role in the immune response of grass carp through the classical, alternative, and lectin pathways during GCRV infection. In vivo experiments demonstrated that the mRNA expression levels of BF/C2 (A, B) in grass carp positively correlated with GCRV viral replication at various stages of infection. Excessive inflammation leading to death coincided with peak levels of BF/C2 (A, B) mRNA expression and GCRV viral replication. Correspondingly, BF/C2 (A, B) recombinant protein, CIK cells and GCRV co-incubation experiments yielded similar findings. Therefore, 3 h (incubation period) and 9 h (death period) were selected as critical points for this study. Transcriptome sequencing analysis revealed significant differences in the expression of BF/C2A and BF/C2B during different stages of CIK infection with GCRV and compared to the blank control group (PBS). Specifically, the BF/C2A_3 and BF/C2A_9 groups exhibited 2729 and 2228 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), respectively, with 1436 upregulated and 1293 downregulated in the former, and 1324 upregulated and 904 downregulated in the latter. The BF/C2B_3 and BF/C2B_9 groups showed 2303 and 1547 DEGs, respectively, with 1368 upregulated and 935 downregulated in the former, and 818 upregulated and 729 downregulated in the latter. KEGG functional enrichment analysis of these DEGs identified shared pathways between BF/C2A and PBS groups at 3 and 9 h, including the C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway, protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, Salmonella infection, apoptosis, tight junction, and adipocytokine signaling pathway. Additionally, the BF/C2B groups at 3 and 9 h shared pathways related to protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, and biosynthesis of amino acids. The mRNA levels of these DEGs were validated in cellular models, confirming consistency with the sequencing results. In addition, the mRNA expression levels of these candidate genes (mapk1, il1b, rela, nfkbiab, akt3a, hyou1, hsp90b1, dnajc3a et al.) in the head kidney, kidney, liver and spleen of grass carp immune tissue were significantly different from those of the control group by BF/C2 (A, B) protein injection in vivo. These candidate genes play an important role in the response of BF/C2 (A, B) to GCRV infection and it also further confirmed that BF/C2 (A, B) of grass carp plays an important role in coping with GCRV infection.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1471-2164
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10609-3
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/87001d8efeb94b1da349391f863b1b0a
Accession Number: edsdoj.87001d8efeb94b1da349391f863b1b0a
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ISSN:14712164
DOI:10.1186/s12864-024-10609-3
Published in:BMC Genomics
Language:English