RNA-seq analysis reveals an immunomodulatory peptide from highland barley activating RAW264.7 macrophages via TNF/NF-κB signaling pathway

Abstract Highland barley (HB) is an important cereal crop distributed in the plateau region. Bioactive peptides (BAPs) derived from cereal proteins have shown biological functions. However, the knowledge of highland barley peptide (HBP) is limited. This study aims to explore the immunomodulatory activity of HBP and the relationship between immunomodulatory activity and related gene expression through RNA-seq. Firstly, HBP is isolated from protease hydrolysates of HB protein, yielding 12.04% of crude HB protein. The molecular weight of HBP is about 1702 Da analyzed by gel filtration chromatography, and HBP has a specific amino acid sequence as Gln-Pro-Gln-Gln-Pro-Phe-Pro-Gln (QPQPFPQ) analyzed by LC-MS. Besides, HBP contains 42.20% hydrophobic amino acids and 10.86% basic amino acids. Next, the immunomodulatory activity of HBP in vitro shows that HBP enhances the phagocytosis of RAW264.7 macrophages, promotes nitric oxide (NO) production and the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory genes including tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and decreases the mRNA expression of anti-inflammatory gene, transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1). RNA-seq analysis reveals TNF and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathways are upregulated, and RT-qPCR is performed to verify RNA-seq analysis. In conclusion, HBP activates RAW264.7 macrophages via TNF/NF-κB signaling pathway. HBP, as a significant immunomodulatory peptide, might be a promising resource for future functional foods..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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Functional & integrative genomics - 23(2023), 3 vom: 25. Juli

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jia-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Zhi Jian [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Li-Da [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xuan-Wei [VerfasserIn]

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42.13$jMolekularbiologie

44.48$jMedizinische Genetik

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Highland barley
Immunomodulatory
Peptide
RNA-seq
TNF/NF-κB pathway

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10.1007/s10142-023-01180-3

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OLC2144636117