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Potential role of single hotdog fold thioesterase in the antiviral response of Fenneropenaeus chinensis.
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PMID:  21362487     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thioesterase superfamily member 2 (Them2) is a single hotdog fold thioesterase domain-containing protein. Its biological function is not well known. Recently, a hotdog fold thioesterase (FcThem) was cloned for the first time from the Chinese white shrimp. The full length of FcThem is 748 bp. It encodes a protein with 142 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 14.79 kDa and an isoelectric point of 8.76. No signal peptide was predicted. Multiple alignment of FcThem with other Them2 proteins suggested a conserved HGG motif. Phylogenetic analysis showed that FcThem were clustered with vertebrate Them2 protein into one group. The RT-PCR results showed that FcThem was a widely distributed gene and could be detected in the hemocytes, heart, hepatopancreas, gills, stomach, intestines, and ovaries of unchallenged shrimps. In hemocytes, its transcript was an upregulated 24 h post WSSV challenge. In the gills, the FcThem went up at a 6 h WSSV challenge. FcThem expression in the ovaries was also affected by the WSSV and was increased after the 2 h WSSV challenge, reaching the highest level at 6 h. Our results show that FcThem probably has roles in the innate immunity system of shrimps and investigations will be carried out to explore this finding further.
Authors:
Qian Ren; Jing Zhou; Xiao-Fan Zhao; Jin-Xing Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fish & shellfish immunology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1095-9947     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-2     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505220     Medline TA:  Fish Shellfish Immunol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Affiliation:
Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, P. R. China.
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