Molecular cloning and characterisation of two homologues of Mannose-Binding Lectin in rainbow trout

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a C-type lectin which participates in the innate immune system as an activator of the complement system and as opsonin after binding to certain carbohydrate structures on microorganisms and pathogens. C-type lectins are all Ca(2+)-dependent molecules and they share a tightly folded carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD). In this report the isolation and characterisation of cDNA transcripts encoding two mannose-binding lectin isoforms MBL-1 and MBL-2 from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is presented. The deduced amino acid sequences of trout MBL-1 and MBL-2 (185 and 186 aa, respectively) present 83% identity to each other, exhibiting the highest identity score 46, 46 and 42% with the Atlantic salmon, shishamo smelt and zebrafish counterparts, respectively. The identity to birds and mammalian MBLs ranges from 25 to 33%. The trout MBL-1 and MBL-2 contain the EPN motif of mannose-binding C-type lectins, important for mannose specificity and they are expressed exclusively in liver and spleen, respectively.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Fish & shellfish immunology - 21(2006), 3 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 305-14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nikolakopoulou, Konstantina [VerfasserIn]
Zarkadis, Ioannis K [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Actins
Comparative Study
DNA, Complementary
DNA Primers
Journal Article
Mannose-Binding Lectins
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.08.2006

Date Revised 15.11.2006

published: Print-Electronic

GENBANK: AF363271, AM041212

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM161328199