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采用RACE技术克隆获得中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)丝裂原活化蛋白激酶激酶3(MKK3)基因全长c DNA序列,并对该序列进行分析。结果表明,该基因全长为1434 bp,开放阅读框长1011 bp,5′非编码区长33 bp,3′非编码区长390 bp,将该基因命名为Fc MKK3。推测该基因编码336个氨基酸,分子量为37.89 k D,理论等电点为6.08。同源性和系统进化分析表明,Fc MKK3基因与丽蝇蛹集金小蜂(Nasonia vitripennis)和地中海实蝇(Ceratitis capitata)的相似性分别为69%和68%,与其他节肢动物MKK3聚为一类。荧光定量RT-PCR结果表明,Fc MKK3基因在肌肉中的相对表达量最高,其次为鳃。氨氮胁迫后该基因在中国明对虾肠、鳃、胃、心脏、肝胰腺、肌肉和血细胞中的表达量均显著增加,并有不同的时空表达趋势,表明Fc MKK3基因可能在中国明对虾应对非生物胁迫反应的过程中起着重要的作用。  相似文献   

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本研究采用RACE技术克隆获得中国对虾(Fenneropenaeuschinensis)甘氨酸脱羧酶基因(Fc GLDC)的全长cDNA及DNA序列,并对其进行生物信息学分析。结果显示,FcGLDC基因的cDNA全长为3481 bp,其中,ORF为2829 bp,5¢UTR长17 bp,3¢UTR长86 bp。完整的阅读框编码942个氨基酸,分子量为104.66 kDa,预测的理论等电点为6.51。FcGLDC基因DNA序列全长共4964bp,包含12个外显子和11个内含子。同源性及系统进化分析显示,FcGLDC基因与节肢动物的GLDC基因聚为一类;氨基酸序列比对发现,Fc GLDC基因的蛋白序列与节肢动物的相似度最高,与内华达白蚁(Zootermopsis nevadensis)、体虱(Pediculus humanus corporis)和白纹伊蚊(Aedes albopictus)的相似度分别为71%、68%和68%。在鳃、肝胰腺和肌肉中的荧光定量PCR结果显示,FcGLDC在肌肉中的相对表达量最高,鳃中最低。WSSV感染后,该基因在鳃、肝胰腺和肌肉中呈现出了不同的时空表达特点。使用直接测序法结合质谱法,在该基因内部发现4个SNP位点,但是各位点与抗WSSV性状均不相关(P0.05)。本研究表明,FcGLDC基因在对虾感染WSSV后的应答反应中或起一定作用。  相似文献   

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采用RACE技术克隆获得中国明对虾caspase2基因cDNA序列全长,并对该序列进行分析。结果显示,中国明对虾caspase2基因全长为1517 bp,开放阅读框长924 bp,5'非编码区长78 bp,3'非编码区长515 bp,命名为FcCasp2。推测该基因编码307个氨基酸,预测分子量为34.21 ku,理论等电点为7.62。同源性和系统进化分析发现,FcCasp2基因与凡纳滨对虾caspase2和斑节对虾caspase的相似性分别为88%和80%,与其他节肢动物caspase家族基因聚为一类。荧光定量RT-PCR结果显示,FcCasp2基因在肝胰腺中的相对表达量最高,在肌肉中表达量最低。WSSV感染后该基因在中国明对虾肌肉、肝胰腺和鳃丝中的表达量有不同的时空表达趋势,表明FcCasp2基因可能参与中国明对虾生物胁迫的应答反应。  相似文献   

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为了研究细胞周期蛋白Y(cyclin Y)在斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)卵巢发育中的作用,从斑节对虾转录组数据中筛选获得cyclin Y基因部分序列,采用SMART-RACE方法克隆得到斑节对虾细胞周期蛋白Y(Pm-cyclin Y)基因c DNA全序列。Pm-cyclin Y基因c DNA全长1576 bp,其中包含108 bp的5′非编码区(5′UTR)和439 bp的3′非编码区(3′UTR)以及1029 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),可编码342个氨基酸。生物信息学分析显示,其编码的氨基酸序列有1个保守的周期蛋白框(cyclin box)同源结构域(172~257 aa),预测的分子量约为37.6 k D,理论等电点6.64。实时定量PCR显示其m RNA在卵巢的表达量显著高于其他组织(P0.05);并且在卵巢5个不同发育期都有表达,在III期卵巢中的表达量最高。本研究通过原核表达方法对Pm-cyclin Y进行重组表达,为其蛋白质功能方面的研究奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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采用RACE技术克隆获得中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)谷氨酸脱氢酶GDH基因(Fc GDH)。Fc GDH基因全长1779 bp,包括1个1659 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),编码552个氨基酸,预测分子量大小为61.3 k Da,理论等电点为6.54。同源性分析显示,Fc GDH氨基酸序列与其他动物高度保守,其中,与凡纳滨对虾最为相似,高达98%,其次为中华绒螯蟹,为89%。系统进化树分析显示,Fc GDH氨基酸序列与凡纳滨对虾GDH聚为一支,之后依次为:中华绒螯蟹、黑腹果蝇、埃及按蚊。组织表达分析发现,Fc GDH基因在肌肉、鳃、肝胰腺、胃、肠、淋巴和血淋巴中均有表达,其中,肌肉中表达量最高。氨氮胁迫后,Fc GDH基因在肌肉和肝胰腺组织中变化显著,在胁迫后期,Fc GDH基因表达量均上调,且与对照组相比差异显著(P0.05),说明Fc GDH基因在氨氮解毒代谢过程中发挥了重要作用。  相似文献   

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唐蕾  傅明骏  赵超  邱丽华  刘文生  江世贵 《水产学报》2016,40(11):1664-1673
为了研究含硒谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase,SeGPx)在斑节对虾应激反应和卵巢发育中的作用,实验以斑节对虾肝胰腺转录组数据中筛选获得的Se-GPx基因(Pm Se-GPx)片段为基础,利用RACE技术获得Pm Se-GPx基因的c DNA全长,并对其进行了生物信息学分析;利用荧光定量PCR技术研究了Pm Se-GPx在斑节对虾不同组织、卵巢发育各期、肝胰腺组织在pH9、硫酸铜(Cu~(2+))应激下的相对表达量和变化趋势。结果显示,Pm Se-GPx基因c DNA全长为959 bp,5'非编码区(UTR)长10bp,开放阅读框(ORF)长639 bp,编码212个氨基酸,310 bp的3'UTR包含一个硒代半胱氨酸插入序列(SECIS),ORF中的密码子209TGA211编码硒代半胱氨酸(selenocysteine,U67)。实时定量PCR实验结果表明,Pm Se-GPx在斑节对虾的肝胰腺、卵巢、精巢、心脏等组织中均有表达,其中肝胰腺中表达量显著高于其他组织,卵巢次之;卵巢发育阶段表达结果则显示Pm Se-GPx在卵巢发育各期均有表达,在卵巢Ⅲ期表达量最高,其次是V期;在Cu~(2+)胁迫下,其表达量总体呈现先下降后上升然后又下降的趋势;在环境pH为9胁迫下,表达趋势呈现先下降,后回升,然后又下降,再大幅上升的趋势。研究表明,SeGPx在斑节对虾卵巢发育过程中具有重要作用,且Se-GPx参与斑节对虾对环境理化因子应激的免疫调控。  相似文献   

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应用RACE克隆技术获得中国对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis) p38 MAPK基因全长cDNA序列,并对该序列进行分析.结果显示,中国对虾p38 MAPK基因全长为1563 bp,开放阅读框长1098 bp,5′非编码区长122 bp,3′非编码区长343 bp,将该基因命名为Fcp38.氨基酸序列分析推测,该基因编码365个氨基酸,分子量为41.77 kDa,理论等电点为5.68.同源性分析表明,Fcp38基因与凡纳滨对虾和日本囊对虾的p38相似性最高,为98%.通过比对发现,该基因除含p38家族特有的标志性Thr-Gly-Tyr双磷酸化位点和底物结合位点Ala-Thr-Arg-Trp,还具有p38家族关键功能位点ED.系统进化分析显示,Fcp38与凡纳滨对虾和日本囊对虾的p38聚为一支.荧光定量PCR结果显示,Fcp38基因在肠、鳃、胃、心脏、淋巴、肝胰腺、肌肉、血细胞中均有表达,以在肌肉中表达量最高.氨氮胁迫后,该基因在中国对虾肌肉、血细胞、鳃、心脏、肠和胃中的相对表达量均显著增加,且有不同的时空表达趋势,表明Fcp38基因可能在中国对虾应对环境胁迫过程中起着重要作用.  相似文献   

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脊尾白虾热休克蛋白HSP70基因的克隆及其表达分析   总被引:4,自引:3,他引:4  
韩俊英  李健  李吉涛  常志强  陈萍  李华 《水产学报》2011,35(8):1130-1138
克隆了脊尾白虾热休克蛋白基因全长cDNA,并进行了序列分析。该基因由2 250 bp的碱基组成,开放阅读框长1 959 bp,编码由652个氨基酸组成的蛋白,基因两翼分别存在83 bp(5′端)和208 bp(3′端)的非翻译区,将该基因命名为Ec-HSP70。与其它物种HSP70s氨基酸序列进行同源性比较发现,与甲壳动物的同源性都在90%以上,表明该蛋白属于热休克蛋白HSP70家族。聚类分析表明,脊尾白虾热休克蛋白氨基酸序列与中国明对虾和凡纳滨对虾紧密聚为一支,之后聚类顺序依次为斑节对虾、日本囊对虾、刀额新对虾等。通过荧光定量RT-PCR对该基因在肝胰腺、肌肉的表达分析表明,温度、pH和氨氮胁迫都可以引起该基因的高表达,而且肝胰腺中的高表达时间相对肌肉中出现的较早。试验结果表明,温度、pH和氨氮胁迫对脊尾白虾HSP70基因表达有一定的诱导效果,但胁迫的时间过长则抑制其表达,肝胰腺对胁迫比肌肉较敏感。  相似文献   

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为初步研究中国明对虾MKK4的生物学功能,采用RACE技术克隆获得中国明对虾MKK4基因全长cDNA序列,并对该序列进行分析。结果显示,中国明对虾MKK4基因全长为2 064 bp,开放阅读框长1 221 bp,5'非编码区长214 bp,3'非翻译区长629 bp。将该基因命名为FcMKK4。推测该基因编码406个氨基酸,预测分子量为45.94 ku,理论等电点为8.50。同源性和系统进化分析发现FcMKK4与肩突硬蜱和印度跳蚁的同源性分别为80%和78%,与其他节肢动物MKK4聚为一支。荧光定量RT-PCR结果表明,FcMKK4基因在肌肉中的相对表达量最高,其次为肝胰腺。氨氮胁迫后该基因在中国明对虾肌肉、肝胰腺、血细胞、鳃、心脏、肠和胃中的表达量均显著增加,并有不同的时空表达谱式,表明FcMKK4可能参与中国明对虾非生物胁迫的应答反应。  相似文献   

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Pellino蛋白家族,是一类高度保守的E3泛素连接酶,在泛素化和先天性免疫中发挥重要作用。该研究通过RACE技术得到斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)泛素连接酶Pellino基因的c DNA全长。该基因序列全长1 961 bp,编码区序列长1 299 bp,编码432个氨基酸,5’非编码区(UTR)为89 bp,3’UTR为573 bp。通过qRT-PCR技术,研究了PmPellino基因在斑节对虾不同组织中的表达水平,并研究了其在不同浓度氨氮胁迫下和不同微生物刺激下的表达情况。结果显示,PmPellino基因在各组织中均有表达,在鳃组织中表达量最高。急性氮氮胁迫后,PmPellino在肝胰腺中的表达量显著上调(P<0.01),但在鳃中的表达被抑制(P<0.01)。哈维氏弧菌(Vibrio harveyi)可显著激活PmPellino在鳃中的表达,抑制其在肝胰腺中的表达。鳗弧菌(V. anguillarum)可显著抑制PmPellino在肝胰腺中的表达,而对PmPellino在鳃中的表达无显著影响。金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)可以显著激活PmPellino在肝胰腺和鳃中的表达。结果表明PmPellino可以激活免疫应答通路,在免疫防御中发挥重要作用。  相似文献   

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The macrophage migration inhibitory factor(MIF)is an important proinflammatory cytokine that mediates both innate and adaptive immune responses.In this study,we identified a homolog of MIF in the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei.The MIF cDNA contained a 363-bp open reading frame encoding a 120-amino acid protein with a calculated molecular mass of 13.442 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 6.57.The L.vannamei MIF shared high amino acid identity with MIFs of other invertebrates.Tissue distribution analysis by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)revealed that the L.vannamei MIF was abundantly expressed in the blood,heart,and hepatopancreas,was moderately expressed in the gill,and was weakly expressed in the muscle and intestine.Furthermore,in order to gain a basic understanding of the role of MIF in the shrimp immune response against viral infection,its mRNA expression was determined in the hepatopancreasofL.vannameiatdifferentstagesafter whitespotsyndromevirus(WSSV)challenge usingqRT-PCR.The result indicated that the expression of MIF was significantly upregulated after WSSV injection,suggestingthatMIFmaybeinvolved in theresponsetoviralinfection in shrimp.  相似文献   

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采用投喂感染白斑综合征病毒(White Spot Syndrome Virus,WSSV)对虾肌肉的方式,对养殖克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)进行人工感染,以确定WSSV对养殖克氏原螯虾的易感性。结果发现,投喂病虾感染组螯虾的死亡率达到90%,而对照组未出现死亡。采用PCR对试验组螯虾的肌肉进行WSSV检测,发现投喂感染组的阳性检出率为100%,对照组的阳性检出率均为0。PCR检测结果发现,濒死螯虾的肝胰腺、中肠、肌肉、鳃、性腺、心脏六种组织的PCR结果均为WSSV阳性,而对照组的各组织检测结果均为阴性。组织切片的光镜观察也证实,濒死螯虾的肝胰腺、中肠、肌肉、鳃、性腺、心脏及血淋巴等组织均发生了不同程度的病变。  相似文献   

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Three members of the tetraspanin/TM4SF superfamily were cloned from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis . The deduced amino acid sequences of the three proteins have typical motifs of the tetraspanin/TM4SF superfamily. Phylogenetic analysis of the proteins, together with the known tetraspanins of invertebrates and vertebrates, revealed that they belong to different tetraspanin subfamilies: CD9, CD63 and tetraspanin-3. The three cloned genes of CD9, CD63 and tetraspanin-3 showed apparently different tissue distributions. The CD9 gene ( FcCD9 ) was specifically expressed in the hepatopancreas. While for the CD63 gene ( FcCD63 ), the highest expression was detected in nerves, epidermis and heart, with low expression in haemocytes, ovary, gill, hepatopancreas and stomach and no expression in intestine, muscle and lymphoid organ. Compared with FcCD9 and FcCD63 , the tetraspanin-3 gene ( FcTetraspanin-3 ) was more broadly expressed and its highest expression was detected in the intestine. Its expression in nerves was lower than in the intestine, but was higher than in other tissues. Expression in haemocytes, ovary and muscle was much lower than in other tissues. The expression profiles of FcCD9 , FcCD63 and FcTetraspanin-3 in different tissues, including haemocytes, lymphoid organ and hepatopancreas, were compared by real-time PCR when shrimp were challenged by live white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and heat-inactivated WSSV. All three tetraspanins were markedly up-regulated in the live WSSV-challenged shrimp tissues. The data suggested that the three cloned members of TM4SF superfamily in Chinese shrimp may play a key role in the route of WSSV infection.  相似文献   

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Bantam能够调控细胞增殖、细胞凋亡等过程,影响生物的免疫过程。本研究利用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)技术对感染WSSV的中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)肝胰腺和鳃组织内bantam表达水平进行检测,发现感染WSSV后6、12、24和48 h,中国明对虾肝胰腺中的bantam表达水平分别是对照组的(0.16±0.03)(P<0.05)、(0.63±0.26)、(0.32±0.06)(P<0.05)和(0.41±0.13)倍;中国明对虾鳃中的bantam表达水平分别是对照组的(0.30±0.17)(P<0.05)、(1.88±0.26)(P<0.01)、(0.84±0.36)和(0.51±0.25)倍。利用miRanda软件进一步对中国明对虾bantam靶基因进行预测分析,评分最高的靶基因是泛素缀合酶E2。中国明对虾泛素缀合酶E2包含UBCc功能域。多序列比对显示,UBCc功能域氨基酸残基序列在不同物种间保守性较高。进化树分析显示,分类学地位相近的物种的泛素缀合酶E2聚为一类。qRT-PCR检测感染WSSV的中国明对虾肝胰腺和鳃中的泛素缀合酶E2表达水平,结果显示,在感染WSSV后6、12、24和48 h,中国明对虾肝胰腺中泛素缀合酶E2的表达水平分别是对照组的(0.54±0.10)、(1.19±0.62)、(3.69±0.51) (P<0.01)和(1.94±0.07)(P<0.05)倍;中国明对虾鳃中泛素缀合酶E2的表达水平分别是对照组的(0.22±0.05)、(1.34±0.38)、(4.29±0.52)(P<0.01)和(1.28±0.79)倍。研究表明,bantam和泛素缀合酶E2的表达都受WSSV侵染的影响,可能与中国明对虾和WSSV之间的互作相关。但bantam和泛素缀合酶E2表达水平的变化是对虾抵抗WSSV侵染过程的免疫反应,还是宿主基因被病毒胁迫后的结果,需要进一步验证。  相似文献   

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Quantitative real time PCR, recently developed in molecular biology, is applied in this paper to quantify the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in infected shrimp tissue. The WSSV content in moribund shrimp of all species tested ( Penaeus stylirostris, P. monodon, P. vannamei ) ranged from 2.0 × 104 to 9.0 × 1010 WSSV copies μg–1 of total DNA ( n =26). In whole moribund post-larvae, 4.3 × 109 WSSV copies μg–1 of DNA were detected which is equivalent to 5.7 × 1010 WSSV copies g–1 of post-larvae. The comparison of WSSV content between different tissues showed that muscle and hepatopancreas tissues contained 10 times less virus than gills, pleopods and haemolymph. With inocula of known virus content, bioassays by immersion challenge showed that a minimum of five logs of WSSV copies was necessary to establish disease in the challenged shrimp. In contrast, five logs of WSSV copies injected into shrimp muscle produced a LT-50 of 52 h. This real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is sensitive (four copies), specific (negative with DNA from shrimp baculoviruses and parvoviruses), dynamic (seven logs) and easy to perform (96 tests in <4 h).  相似文献   

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为探讨转vp28蓝藻(Anabaena sp.PCC7120)口服剂对凡纳滨对虾抗白斑综合征病毒能力及其相应的免疫反应,本研究将此口服剂免疫幼虾7 d,再分别通过投喂攻毒和浸泡攻毒,测定其存活率及相应的免疫指标。投喂攻毒和浸泡攻毒的实验组存活率分别为78.8%和83.19%,表明该口服剂能显著增强对虾抗白斑综合征病毒的能力。蓝藻口服剂免疫对虾的酶活性检测结果显示,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、酚氧化酶(PO)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性在免疫后2 h均有上升趋势,且在48或96 h达到最高值,这表明该口服剂能引起对虾体内酶活性变化。投喂攻毒的对虾酶活性检测结果显示,实验组攻毒后的对虾肝胰腺SOD活性分别比阳性对照组、野生型组、空载体组显著提高42.10%、32.26%和16.04%,且攻毒后的肌肉SOD活性分别比阴性对照组、阳性对照组、野生型组和空载体组略微提高17.70%、11.50%、15.00%以及10.00%。实验组攻毒后的对虾肝胰腺PO、CAT和AKP活性比阳性对照组分别提高12.17%、88.80%和240.07%,比野生型组分别提高21.49%、30.90%和100%;酸性磷酸酶(ACP)活性比阴性对照组略微提高,而在肌肉中各组ACP活性无显著性差异。同时浸泡攻毒组结果与投喂攻毒组具有类似的趋势。浸泡攻毒的实验组CAT和AKP活性显著高于其余处理组,且CAT活性比投喂攻毒更为显著。浸泡攻毒的实验组肝胰腺PO活性显著高于阳性对照组、野生型组和空载体组,而各组肌肉ACP活性无显著性差异。研究表明,转vp28蓝藻口服剂能够增强凡纳滨对虾抗病能力并延缓对虾死亡。转vp28蓝藻PCC7120本身可作为幼虾饵料直接投喂,无需提取纯化,有望大规模应用于对虾养殖产业。  相似文献   

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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has caused significant losses in shrimp farms worldwide. Between 2004 and 2006, Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) were collected from 220 farms in Taiwan to determine the prevalence and impact of WSSV infection on the shrimp farm industry. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis detected WSSV in shrimp from 26% of farms. Juvenile shrimp farms had the highest infection levels (38%; 19/50 farms) and brooder shrimp farms had the lowest (5%; one of 20 farms). The average extent of infection at each farm was as follows for WSSV‐positive farms: post‐larvae farms, 71%; juvenile farms, 61%; subadult farms, 62%; adult farms, 49%; and brooder farms, 40%. Characteristic white spots, hypertrophied nuclei and basophilic viral inclusion bodies were found in the epithelia of gills and tail fans, appendages, cephalothorax and hepatopancreas, and virions of WSSV were observed. Of shrimp that had WSSV lesions, 100% had lesions on the cephalothorax, 96% in gills and tail fans, 91% on appendages and 17% in the hepatopancreas. WSSV was also detected in copepoda and crustaceans from the shrimp farms. Sequence comparison using the pms146 gene fragment of WSSV showed that isolates from the farms had 99.7–100% nucleotide sequence identity with four strains in the GenBank database – China ( AF332093 ), Taiwan ( AF440570 and U50923 ) and Thailand ( AF369029 ). This is the first broad study of WSSV infection in L. vannamei in Taiwan.  相似文献   

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A study was conducted on the stability of monoclonal antibody (MAb) in the hepatopancreas and hemolymph of Penaeus monodon and its effect on protection against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) upon challenge. MAb C-5 raised against WSSV was purified and coated onto a commercial shrimp feed at dosages of 5, 10 and 15 mg/kg feed. The feed was fed to P. monodon and stability of the MAb in hepatopancreas and hemolymph was determined by immunodot and Western blot. Immunodot results indicated the presence of MAb for 2 h post-feeding in hepatopancreas and hemolymph which was dose-dependent. MAb was also detected in hemolymph by Western blot up to 1 h post-feeding. Shrimp fed with MAb were challenged with WSSV by oral and injection methods. In shrimp fed with 15 mg antibody/kg feed (0.45 μg MAb/g shrimp/day) WSSV infection significantly delayed both in oral and injection challenges with a survival of 65 and 70 % (p < 0.05), respectively, during 15 days post-challenge. MAb was stable in shrimp for passive immunization against WSSV and could be a potential tool for prophylaxis against the virus.  相似文献   

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采用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)感染凡纳滨对虾不同时段鳃、肠、肝胰腺、肌肉、类淋巴和血细胞组织中热休克蛋白(HSP)60和90基因mRNA转录水平的变化。结果显示,HSP60和HSP90在这6个组织中都有表达,WSSV感染影响各组织中HSP60和HSP90 mRNA转录水平的表达,WSSV感染抑制HSP60在鳃、肠、肌肉和血细胞的表达,促进HSP90在鳃、肠、肝胰腺、肌肉、血细胞和类淋巴的表达,表明HSP60和HSP90参与WSSV感染免疫反应。  相似文献   

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The white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) remains the most devastating viral pathogen of shrimp culture worldwide. Gene silencing by RNA interference (RNAi) using double stranded RNA (dsRNA) has been considered a powerful tool for conferring protection against WSSV when viral genes are silenced, as documented in several shrimp species. However, this effect is not long lasting. Our results provide the first evidence that long‐term silencing of the LvRab7 endogen produced antiviral effect against WSSV, which endured at least 21 d after dsRNA treatment (dat). Until now, the most efficient way to implement RNAi with dsRNA into the shrimp is by injection. Consequently, its application to broodstock in hatcheries is possible, minimizing the risk of vertical transmission of the virus. We show that the expression of Rab7 in hemocytes is lowest at 2 dat and finally recovers to basal status. In contrast, in gills and pleopods, gene expression silencing continued for at least 21 d. We challenged Litopenaeus vannamei broodstock with WSSV at 7, 14, or 21 dat reaching mortality rates of 0, 40, and 27%, respectively. In conclusion, the LvRab7 gene silencing is progressive and effective against WSSV. However, further studies are necessary to elucidate the functions of Rab7 in shrimp cells before applying this methodology at a commercial level.  相似文献   

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