PUBLICATION
A potent tilapia secreted granulin peptide enhances the survival of transgenic zebrafish infected by Vibrio vulnificus via modulation of innate immunity
- Authors
- Wu, S.H., Lin, H.J., Lin, W.F., Wu, J.L., Gong, H.Y.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-180207-18
- Date
- 2018
- Source
- Fish & shellfish immunology 75: 74-90 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Gong, Hong-Yi, Wu, Jen-Leih
- Keywords
- Alternative splicing, Granulin, Innate immunity, Progranulin, Tilapia, Transgenic zebrafish, Vibrio
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Animals, Genetically Modified/immunology
- Female
- Fish Diseases/immunology*
- Fish Proteins/genetics
- Fish Proteins/immunology
- Immunity, Innate*
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics*
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/immunology*
- Longevity
- Male
- Tilapia/genetics*
- Vibrio Infections/immunology
- Vibrio vulnificus/physiology
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish/immunology*
- PubMed
- 29408220 Full text @ Fish Shellfish Immunol.
Citation
Wu, S.H., Lin, H.J., Lin, W.F., Wu, J.L., Gong, H.Y. (2018) A potent tilapia secreted granulin peptide enhances the survival of transgenic zebrafish infected by Vibrio vulnificus via modulation of innate immunity. Fish & shellfish immunology. 75:74-90.
Abstract
Progranulin (PGRN) is a multi-functional growth factor that mediates cell proliferation, survival, migration, tumorigenesis, wound healing, development and anti-inflammation activity. A novel alternatively spliced transcript from short-form PGRN1 gene encoding a novel, secreted GRN peptide composed of 20-a.a. signal peptide and 41-a.a. GRN named GRN-41 was identified to be abundantly expressed in immune-related organs including spleen, head kidney, gill and intestine of Mozambique tilapia. The expression of GRN-41 and PGRN1 were further induced in the spleen of tilapia challenged with Vibrio vulnificus at 3 h post infection (hpi) and 6 hpi, respectively. In this study, we established three transgenic zebrafish lines expressing the secreted GRN-41, GRN-A and PGRN1 of Mozambique tilapia specifically in muscle. The relative percent of survival (RPS) was enhanced in adult transgenic zebrafish expressing tilapia GRN-41 (68%), GRN-A (32%) and PGRN1 (36%) compared with control transgenic zebrafish expressing AcGFP after challenge with V. vulnificus. It indicates tilapia GRN-41 is a potent peptide against V. vulnificus infection. The secreted tilapia GRN-41 can induce the expression of innate immune response-related genes, such as TNFa, TNFb, IL-8, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-26, IL-21, IL-10, complement C3, lysozyme (Lyz) and the hepatic antimicrobial peptide hepcidin (HAMP), in adult transgenic zebrafish without V. vulnificus infection. The tilapia GRN-41 peptide can enhance the innate immune response by further elevating TNFb, IL-1β, IL-8, IL-6, C3, Lyz and HAMP expression in early responsive time to the V. vulnificus challenge in transgenic zebrafish. Our results suggest that the novel GRN-41 peptide generated from alternative splicing of the tilapia PGRN1 gene is a potent peptide that defends against V. vulnificus in the transgenic zebrafish model by modulation of innate immunity.
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