PmPPAF is a pro-phenoloxidase activating factor involved in innate immunity response of the shrimp Penaeus monodon

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationGuangdong Ocean Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Hong Kongen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity College Corken
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen
cg.contributor.affiliationZhongshan Universityen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fish
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2013.12.007en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0145-305Xen
cg.issue1en
cg.journalDevelopmental and Comparative Immunologyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriFISHen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.volume44en
dc.contributor.authorMa, T.H.T.en
dc.contributor.authorBenzie, John A.H.en
dc.contributor.authorJian-Guo Heen
dc.contributor.authorCheng-Bo Sunen
dc.contributor.authorSiuming F. Chanen
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-06T15:40:54Zen
dc.date.available2016-03-06T15:40:54Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/72460
dc.titlePmPPAF is a pro-phenoloxidase activating factor involved in innate immunity response of the shrimp Penaeus monodonen
dcterms.abstractOne of the major steps in the innate immune response of shrimp includes the activation of serine proteinases of the pro-phenoloxidase pathway by the prophenoloxidase activation enzyme (PPAF). In this study, the cDNA encoding a serine proteinase homologue (SPH) with prophenoloxidase activating activity of Penaeus monodon (PmPPAF) was cloned and characterized. PmPPAF cDNA consists of 1444 nucleotides encoding a protein with 394 amino acid residues. The estimated molecular weight of PmPPAF is 43.5 kDa with an isoelectric point of 5.19. PmPPAF consists of a signal peptide, a CLIP domain and a carboxyl-terminal trypsin-like serine protease domain. It is highly similar to the masquerade-like protein 2A (61% similarity) of the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus, other serine proteases (42.9–67% identity) of P. monodon, and the PPAF of the crab (61% similarity). Unlike other SPH of P. monodon, which express mainly in the hemocytes, PmPPAF transcripts were detected in the hemocytes, eyestalk, hypodermis, gill, swimming leg and brain. Similar to the crab PPAF, PmPPAF transcript level is high in shrimp at the premolt stages and PmPPAF expression is up-regulated in shrimp infected with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Gene silencing of PmPPAF decreased expression of a prophenoloxidase-like gene and injection of Anti-PmPPAF antibody causes a decrease in PO activity. Taken together, these results provided evidence that PmPPAF is a serine proteinase homologue, and is involved in the pro-PO activation pathway of the shrimp innate immune system.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMa, T.H.T., Benzie, J.A.H., Jian-Guo He, Cheng-Bo Sun and Siuming F. Chan. 2014. PmPPAF is a pro-phenoloxidase activating factor involved in innate immunity response of the shrimp Penaeus monodon. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 44(1): 163–172en
dcterms.extentpp. 163-172en
dcterms.issued2014-05en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectfishesen
dcterms.subjectimmunologyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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