Peptidoglycan recognition protein of Chlamys farreri (CfPGRP-S1) mediates immune defenses against bacterial infection

  • Jialong Yang
  • , Wan Wang
  • , Xiumei Wei
  • , Limei Qiu
  • , Lingling Wang
  • , Huan Zhang
  • , Linsheng Song*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP) is an essential molecule in innate immunity for both invertebrates and vertebrates, owing to its prominent ability in detecting and eliminating the invading bacteria. Several PGRPs have been identified from mollusk, but their functions and the underlined mechanism are still unclear. In the present study, the mRNA expression profiles, location, and possible functions of PGRP-S1 from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri (CfPGRP-S1) were analyzed. The CfPGRP-S1 protein located in the mantle, gill, kidney and gonad of the scallops. Its mRNA expression in hemocytes was up-regulated extremely after PGN stimulation (P<0.01), while moderately after the stimulations of LPS (P<0.01) and β-glucan (P<0.05). The recombinant protein of CfPGRP-S1 (designated as rCfPGRP-S1) exhibited high affinity to PGN and moderate affinity to LPS, but it did not bind β-glucan. Meanwhile, rCfPGRP-S1 also exhibited strong agglutination activity to Gram-positive bacteria Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis and weak activity to Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli. More importantly, rCfPGRP-S1 functioned as a bactericidal amidase to degrade PGN and strongly inhibit the growth of E. coli and Staphyloccocus aureus in the presence of Zn2+. These results indicated that CfPGRP-S1 could not only serve as a pattern recognition receptor recognizing bacterial PGN and LPS, but also function as a scavenger involved in eliminating response against the invaders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1300-1307
Number of pages8
JournalDevelopmental and Comparative Immunology
Volume34
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amidases
  • Antibacterial activity
  • Chlamys farreri
  • Innate immunity
  • PGRP
  • Pattern recognition receptor

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