Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10971471 | Developmental & Comparative Immunology | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is a universal and essential adapter protein that participates in the activation of the Toll-like receptor (TLR)/interleukin-1 receptor-mediated signaling pathway. In this study, two MyD88 genes (HcMyD88-1 and HcMyD88-2) were identified from triangle-shell pearl mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii). Both HcMyD88-1 and HcMyD88-2 proteins were determined to have a death domain at the N-terminal and a TIR domain at the C-terminal. Both HcMyD88-1 and HcMyD88-2 genes were mainly expressed in the hepatopancreas of healthy mussels. HcMyD88-1 and HcMyD88-2 slightly responded to Gram-negative bacterial challenge. Upon bacterial challenge with Gram-positive Staphyloccocus aureus, HcMyD88-1 and HcMyD88-2 transcription levels remarkably increased at 2 and 6Â h, respectively. Overexpression of HcMyD88-1 and HcMyD88-2 proteins in Drosophila Schneider 2 cells led to the activation of antimicrobial peptide genes. These results indicated that HcMyD88-2 had higher activity than HcMyD88-1 during the activation of attacin A, drosomycin, and metchnikowin genes, suggesting that HcMyD88 genes may play a role in antibacterial innate immune defense.
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Authors
Qian Ren, Yi-Hong Chen, Zheng-Feng Ding, Ying Huang, Yan-Ru Shi,