A novel chitinase Chi6 with immunosuppressive activity promotes white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection in Penaeus vannamei

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Chitinases, a group of glycosylase hydrolases that can hydrolyze chitin, are involved in immune regulation in animals. White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) causes huge losses to crustacean aquaculture every year. We identified a novel chitinase Chi6 from Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei, which contains a catalytic domain but no chitin-binding domain. The Chi6 expression was regulated by multiple immune signaling pathways and increased after immune stimulations. Silencing of Chi6 by RNAi in vivo did not affect Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection, but significantly increased the survival rate of WSSV-infected shrimp. The expression of multiple WSSV immediate early and structural genes was also decreased upon Chi6 silencing. The recombinant Chi6 protein showed no effect on bacterial growth but could attenuate shrimp hemocyte phagocytosis. The mRNA levels of several key elements and downstream genes of the MAPK and Dorsal pathways in Chi6-silenced shrimp were significantly up-regulated, suggesting an inhibitory effect of Chi6 on humoral immune response. Moreover, Chi6 enhanced the regulatory effect of Dorsal on the expression of WSSV ie1 gene. Therefore, Chi6 promotes WSSV infection through immunosuppression and regulation of WSSV gene expression. Targeting Chi6 could be a potential strategy for controlling WSSV disease in shrimp farming.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:132

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Fish & shellfish immunology - 132(2023) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 108450

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Niu, Shengwen [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yuening [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Ran [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Mengting [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Hongliang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Linwei [VerfasserIn]
Weng, Shaoping [VerfasserIn]
He, Jianguo [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xiaopeng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chitinase
Chitinases
EC 3.2.1.14
Humoral immunity
Immune regulation
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Penaeus vannamei
Recombinant Proteins
White spot syndrome virus

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Date Completed 17.01.2023

Date Revised 17.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.fsi.2022.11.038

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NLM349555710