Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10748535 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Calreticulin (CALR), a Ca2+ binding chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mainly involved in Ca2+ storage and signaling. In this study, we report the molecular characterization and immune responses of CALR homolog from disk abalone (AbCALR). The full length AbCALR cDNA (1837Â bp) had an ORF of 1224Â bp. According to the multiple alignments analysis, N- and P-domains were highly conserved in all the selected members of CALRs. In contrast, the C-domain which terminated with the characteristic ER retrieval signal (HDEL) was relatively less conserved. The phylogenetic analysis showed that all the selected molluscan homologs clustered together. Genomic sequence of AbCALR revealed that cDNA sequence was dispersed into ten exons interconnected with nine introns. AbCALR mRNA expression shows the significant (PÂ <Â 0.05) up-regulation of AbCALR transcripts in hemocytes upon bacterial (Listeria monocytogenes and Vibrio parahaemolyticus), viral (Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus; VHSV) and immune stimulants (LPS and poly I:C) challenges at middle and/or late phases. These results collectively implied that AbCALR is able to be stimulated by pathogenic signals and might play a potential role in host immunity.
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Authors
H.M.V. Udayantha, G.I. Godahewa, S.D.N.K. Bathige, W.D. Niroshana Wickramaarachchi, Navaneethaiyer Umasuthan, Mahanama De Zoysa, Hyung-Bok Jeong, Bong-Soo Lim, Jehee Lee,