Cloning and transcriptional analysis of two sialic acid-binding lectins (SABLs) from razor clam Solen grandis

Jialong Yang, Xiumei Wei, Xiangquan Liu, Jie Xu, Dinglong Yang, Jianmin Yang, Jinghui Fang, Xiaoke Hu

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Abstract

Sialic acid-binding lectin (SABL) plays crucial role in both innate and adaptive immune responses benefiting from its predominant affinity toward glycan. In the present study, two SABLs from razor clam Solen grandis (designated as SgSABL-1 and SgSABL-2) were identified, and their expression patterns, both in tissues and towards microorganism glycan stimulation, were then characterized. The cDNA of SgSABL-1 and SgSABL-2 was 988 and 1281 bp, containing an open reading frame (ORF) of 744 and 570 bp, respectively, and deduced amino acid sequences showed high similarity to other invertebrates SABLs. Both SgSABL-1 and SgSABL-2 encoded a C1q domain. SgSABL-1 and SgSABL-2 were found to be constitutively expressed in a wide range of tissues with different levels, including mantle, gill, gonad, hemocyte, muscle, and hepatopancreas, and both of them were highly expressed in hepatopancreas. SgSABL-1 and SgSABL-2 could be significantly induced after razor clams were stimulated by acetylated subunits-containing glycan LPS and PGN, suggesting the two SgSABLs might perform potential function of glycan recognition. In addition, SgSABL-2 could also be induced by β-1,3-glucan. All these results indicated that SgSABL-1 and SgSABL-2 might be involved in the immune response against microbe infection and contributed to the pathogens recognition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)578-585
Number of pages8
JournalFish and Shellfish Immunology
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Innate immunity
  • Real-time PCR
  • Sialic acid-binding lectin
  • Solen grandis
  • Sugar recognition

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