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  • Title: Cflec-5, a pattern recognition receptor in scallop Chlamys farreri agglutinating yeast Pichia pastoris.
    Author: Zhang H, Kong P, Wang L, Zhou Z, Yang J, Zhang Y, Qiu L, Song L.
    Journal: Fish Shellfish Immunol; 2010 Jul; 29(1):149-56. PubMed ID: 20211738.
    Abstract:
    C-type lectins are a superfamily of carbohydrate-recognition proteins which play crucial roles as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in the innate immunity. In this study, the full-length cDNA of a C-type lectin was cloned from scallop Chlamys farreri (designated as Cflec-5) by expression sequence tag (EST) analysis and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) approach. The full-length cDNA of Cflec-5 was of 1412 bp. The open reading frame encoded a polypeptide of 153 amino acids, including a signal sequence and a conserved carbohydrate-recognition domain with the EPN motif determining the mannose-binding specificity. The deduced amino acid sequence of Cflec-5 showed high similarity to members of C-type lectin superfamily. The quantitative real-time PCR was performed to investigate the tissue distribution of Cflec-5 mRNA and its temporal expression profiles in hemocytes post pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) stimulation. In healthy scallops, the Cflec-5 mRNA was mainly detected in gill and mantle, and marginally in other tissues. The mRNA expression of Cflec-5 could be significantly induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and glucan stimulation and reached the maximum level at 6 h and 12 h, respectively. But its expression level did not change significantly during peptidoglycan (PGN) stimulation. The function of Cflec-5 was investigated by recombination and expression of the cDNA fragment encoding its mature peptide in Escherichia coli Rosetta Gami (DE3). The recombinant Cflec-5 agglutinated Pichia pastoris in a calcium-independent way. The agglutinating activity could be inhibited by d-mannose, LPS and glucan, but not by d-galactose or PGN. These results collectively suggested that Cflec-5 was involved in the innate immune response of scallops and might contribute to nonself-recognition through its interaction with various PAMPs.
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