Serum immunoglobulin of the mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi with development of polyclonal antibody

Serum immunoglobulin from the mandarin fish, or the so-called Chinese perch,Siniperca chuatsi (Basilewsky), was successfully purified using affinity chromatography. Heavy and light chains were detected on electrophoresis gel, with molecular weights being estimated at 72 and 29 kDa, respectively. The tetrameric IgM ofS. chuatsi was calculated to be 808 kDa. The rabbit polyclonal antisera against the purifed immunoglobulin were developed and tested by Western blot analysis. The antisera reacted strongly with the heavy chains ofS. chuatsi immunoglobulin. Humoral immune responses of the mandarin fish can then be examined using the developed polyclonal antibody. Project No. 30025035 supported by NSFC, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology (2000FB02), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZ9511-B1-111).     

3种免疫途径对嗜水气单胞菌灭活疫苗保护作用的影响

应用间接ELISA方法,研究经嗜水气单胞菌疫苗浸泡、口服、注射免疫后鳜皮肤、肠道黏液和血清中抗体的变化关系,揭示鳜对3种免疫途径的免疫应答效果。结果显示:黏液抗体产生快(7 d达到峰值),但持续时间短,抗体水平低(213);血清抗体产生慢(28 d方达峰值),但持续时间长,抗体水平高(225)。不同方式免疫鳜后均产生远高于对照组的抗体滴度(P<0.05)。注射组产生的抗体水平高(225),免疫保护率最理想(70.6%);口服组相对另两个实验组,其抗体峰值(215)和免疫保护率(41.2%)均较低;浸泡组在皮肤黏液产生水平和溶菌酶含量方面,产生较好的免疫效应,分别为213和178μg/mL,但相对保护率仅为47.1%,低于注射组的70.6%。浸泡和口服组可诱发局部黏膜免疫,在抗体动态变化方面表现出相似的规律且峰值时间早于注射组。初步推断浸泡和口服可以直接刺激鱼体黏膜组织产生局部的特异性抗体。     

Sequencing and expression analysis of CD3γ/δ and CD3εchains in mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi

The genomic and cDNA sequences of the CD3γ/δ and CD3ε homologues in the mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi, were determined. As in other vertebrate CD3 molecules, the deduced amino acid sequences of mandarin fish CD3γ/δ and CD3ε contained conserved residues and motifs, such as cysteine residues and CXXC and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs. However, mandarin fish CD3γ/δ and CD3ε showed some differences to their mammalian counterparts, specifically the absence of a negatively charged residue in the transmembrane region of CD3γ/δ. Additionally, while an N-glycosylation site was present in CD3ε, the site was not observed in CD3γ/δ. The CD3γ/δ and CD3ε subunit sequences contain six and five exons, respectively, consistent with homologues from Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. Phylogenetic analysis also revealed that CD3γ/δ and CD3ε in mandarin fish are closely related to their counterparts in Acanthopterygian fish. Real-time PCR showed CD3γ/δ and CD3ε were expressed mainly in the thymus and spleen in normal healthy fish and, to a lesser extent, in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues, such as the intestine and gills. When lymphocytes isolated from head kidney were treated with the mitogens phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin, and polyriboinosinic polyribocytidylic acid, mRNA expression levels of CD3γ/δ and CD3ε were significantly elevated within 12 h of treatment. This indicated the presence of T lymphocytes in the head kidney of teleost fish, and also the recognition of mitogens by the lymphocytes. Mandarin fish infected with the bacterial pathogen Flavobacterium columnare also showed an increase in the expression of CD3γ/δ and CD3ε mRNA, indicating that CD3γ/δ and CD3ε lymphocytes are involved in the immune response of this species.     

温度对鳜皮肤黏膜抗体产生的影响

应用间接酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)技术测定不同水温下鳜经嗜水气单胞菌GYK1株全菌灭活疫苗浸泡免疫后皮肤黏液中抗体,以研究抗体动态变化,揭示温度对抗体产生的影响。结果表明:27.0~29.8℃水温(下称"较高温")下,鳜皮肤黏膜抗体滴度于第7天达到峰值211,而水温介于19.8~23.9℃(下称"较低温")时,抗体滴度于第11天达到峰值26,说明温度较高时,抗体形成快,峰值出现时间早,并且抗体滴度明显升高。另取不同温度下经上述疫苗浸泡免疫的鳜皮肤黏液,采用硫酸铵盐析、离心、浓缩等生物化学技术粗提鳜皮肤黏液中的免疫球蛋白,SDS-PAGE检测发现,较高水温下,高渗免疫组(加10 mg/mL食盐)鳜皮肤黏液蛋白中目标条带(72×103和29×103)深度较其他3个实验组(同温度下全菌组、较低水温下高渗及全菌组)有所增加,ELISA检测该组抗体效价为211。     

鲶爱德华氏菌间接酶联免疫快速检测法的建立

用鲶爱德华氏菌兔抗血清作为一抗,碱性磷酸酶(AP)标记的羊抗兔IgG作为酶标二抗,建立黄颡鱼"红头病"病原菌—鲶爱德华氏菌的间接酶联免疫(ELISA)快速检测法,并优化检测条件。抗原最佳包被浓度为107/mL,一抗工作的最佳稀释度为1∶211,病原菌的检测灵敏度为105/mL,交叉反应实验证明该方法特异性强,与迟钝爱德华氏菌、弧菌等13种标准菌株无交叉。应用上述技术对人工感染发病鱼中分离的优势菌进行检测,结果表明阳性检出率为80%;对自然发病黄颡鱼体内分离获得的20株优势菌检测结果表明,12株菌为鲶爱德华氏菌。     

Molecular cloning and mRNA expression analysis of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) from fast skeletal muscle of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

The myosin heavy chain (MyHC) is one of the major structural and contracting proteins of muscle. We have isolated the cDNA clone encoding MyHC of the grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella. The sequence comprises 5 934 bp, including a 5 814 bp open reading frame encoding an amino acid sequence of 1 937 residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed 69% homology to rabbit fast skeletal MyHC and 73%–76% homology to the MyHCs from the mandarin fish, walleye pollack, white croaker, chum salmon, and carp. The putative sequences of subfragment-1 and the light meromyosin region showed 61.4%–80% homology to the corresponding regions of other fish MyHCs. The tissue-specific and developmental stage-specific expressions of the MyHC gene were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. The MyHC gene showed the highest expression in the muscles compared with the kidney, spleen and intestine. Developmentally, there was a gradual increase in MyHC mRNA expression from the neural formation stage to the tail bud stage. The highest expression was detected in hatching larva. Our work on the MyHC gene from the grass carp has provided useful information for fish molecular biology and fish genomics.     

Amino acid composition and functional properties of giant red sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) collagen hydrolysates

Giant red sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) is an under-utilized species due to its high tendency to autolysis.The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional properties of collagen hydrolysates from this species.The degree of hydrolysis (DH),amino acid composition,SDS-PAGE,emulsion activity index (EAI),emulsion stability index (ESI),foam expansion (FE),and foam stability (FS) of hydrolysates were investigated.The effects of pH on the EAI,ESI FE and FS of hydrolysates were also inves-tigated.The results indicated that the β and α1 chains of the collagen were effectively hydrolyzed by trypsin at 50℃ with an En-zyme/Substrate (E/S) ration of 1:20 (w:w).The DH of collagen was up to 17.3% after 3 h hydrolysis with trypsin.The hydrolysates had a molecular weight distribution of 1.1 17 kDa,and were abundant in glycine (Gly),proline (Pro),glutamic acid (Glu),alanine (Ala) and hydroxyproline (Hyp) residues.The hydrolysates were fractionated into three fractions (< 3 kDa,3 10 kDa,and > 10 kDa),and the fraction of 3 10 kDa exhibited a higher EAI value than the fraction of > 10 kDa (P<0.05).The fraction of > 10 kDa had higher FE and FS values than other fractions (P<0.05).The pH had an important effect on the EAI,ESI,FE and FS.All the fractions showed undesirable emulsion and forming properties at pH 4.0.Under pH 7.0 and pH 10.0,the 3 10 kDa fraction showed higher EAI value and the fraction of > 10 kDa showed higher FE value,respectively.They are hoped to be utilized as functional ingredients in food and nutraceutical industries.     

实时荧光定量PCR检测鳜IgM mRNA标准品质粒的构建

利用SYBR Green I荧光定量PCR技术,建立鳜IgM-DNA定量标准品的制备方法。从浸泡免疫后的鳜头肾中提取总RNA逆转录合成cDNA,对目的片段进行PCR扩增、电泳纯化、T-A克隆及测序鉴定。将所得预期质粒梯度稀释后构建标准曲线并进行融解曲线分析。结果表明,当标准品的浓度在3.29×102～3.29×108拷贝/μL时,模板浓度与循环阈值(Ct)间的线性关系良好,相关系数r2达到0.999;融解曲线分析显示具特异的单个峰,表明扩增产物特异性非常好。此法制备的重组质粒标准品可用于对鳜IgM基因的转录水平进行测定。     

Purification and characterization of vitellin in mature ovary of marine crab <Emphasis Type="Italic">Charybdis japonica</Emphasis>

Vitellin of mature female marine crab Charybdis japonica was purified by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC, DEAE-cellulose-16 anion exchange column）. The apparent molecular mass of the vitellin is 546 ku based on the data of native-PAGE. Under denatured condition （SDS-PAGE）, it was found that vitellin was composed of four polypeptides each at 120, 100, 65, and 55 ku. One disulfide bond was detected in the binding of polypeptide subunits. The purified vitellin, contained 4.47% phosphor and 10.6% polysaccharides, and was identified as glyco-lipo-carotenoprotein, according to the PAGE staining data. The purified vitellin can be used as antigen to raise polyclonal antisera in further application.     

Improvement on the Effectiveness of Marine Stock Enhancement in the Artificial Reef Area by a New Cage-Based Release Technique

The release technique, affecting the survival rate of fish species released for stock enhancement, plays a vital role in the effectiveness of the enhancement. In order to improve the probability of released fish settling down to bottom, a new cage-based release technique was designed and tested via a water tank with artificial reef models. Two coral reef fish species, Sebastes schlegelii and Paralichthys olivaceus were assessed using this technique. Fish behavior and distribution in water tank were recorded and compared with the traditional release release techniques. Results showed that in the case of cage-based release technique: 1) when the release process is just finished, the distribution index(DI) of juveniles S. schlegelii and P. olivaceus were 97.8% and 98.9% at reef area, 40% and 71.1% at release point, respectively, which was higher than those using two alternative techniques; 2) its impact duration was less than that in the other two conditions, where the DI within 4 hours was higher after releasing, especially for S. schiegelii. These findings indicated that the new cage-based technique could release the fish into the specified location, and has a potential to mitigate the stress reaction of fish caused by releasing process.     

Vaccination in three different ways against vibriosis of Seriola dumerili caused by Vibrio hollisae

Bacterin was prepared by formalin-inactivating the virulent strain of Vibrio hollisae isolated from diseased Seriola dumerili (amberjack) suffering from vibriosis. Healthy S. dumerili were vaccinated by respective procedures of intramuscular injection, immersion, and orally administration. Results of the three different vaccinations were compared. Blood was drawn from the vaccinated fish every 7 days, and the antibody titers and lysozyme activities of the sera were determined. The antibody titer of injected fish was 1:40 at 7 d, and reached its peak of 1:320 at 28 d, while the fish vaccinated by immersion and orally administration exhibited weak antibody responses, the antibody titres of <1:10, 1:20, 1:160 were observed at 7 d, 14 d, 35 d respectively. Compared with the control, the vaccinated fish exhibited significantly higher lysozyme activities (P<0.05). Upon challenge with virulent strain, the relative percent survival (RPS) of injected, immersed and oral administrated fish were 75%, 45%, and 40% respectively, and the injected fish showed significantly higher RPS than immersed and oral administrated fish. The results suggested that vaccination of S. dumerili by the injection would be the best strategy to prevent the vibriosis in S. dumerili farm.     

Identification and characterization of a new IgE-binding protein in mackerel (Scomber japonicus) by MALDI-TOF-MS

As fish is one source of the ‘big eight’ food allergens,the prevalence of fish allergy has increased over the past few years.In order to better understand fish allergy,it is necessary to identify fish allergens.Based on the sera from fish-allergenic patients,a 28 kDa protein from local mackerel (Scomber japonicus),which has not been reported as a fish allergen,was found to be reactive with most of the patients’ sera.The 28 kDa protein was analyzed by MALDI-TOF-MS (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry).Mascot search in NCBI database (Date: 08/07/2010) showed that the top protein matched,i.e.triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) from Xiphophorus maculatus and Poecilia reticulata,had a mowse (molecular weight search) score of 98.In addition,TPI from Epinephelus coioides also matched this mackerel protein with a mowse score of 96.Because TPI is con-sidered as an allergen in other non-fish organisms,such as lychee,wheat,latex,archaeopotamobius (Archaeopotamobius sibiriensis) and crangon (Crangon crangon),we consider that it may also be an allergen in mackerel.     

Immunogenicity and protective role of antigenic regions from five outer membrane proteins of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Flavobacterium columnare</Emphasis> in grass carp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ctenopharyngodon idella</Emphasis>

Flavobacterium columnare causes columnaris disease in freshwater fish. In the present study, the antigenic regions of five outer membrane proteins (OMPs), including zinc metalloprotease, prolyl oligopeptidase, thermolysin, collagenase and chondroitin AC lyase, were bioinformatically analyzed, fused together, and then expressed as a recombinant fusion protein in Escherichia coli. The expressed protein of 95.6 kDa, as estimated by 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, was consistent with the molecular weight deduced from the amino acid sequence. The purified recombinant protein was used to vaccinate the grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella. Following vaccination of the fish their IgM antibody levels were examined, as was the expression of IgM, IgD and IgZ immunoglobulin genes and other genes such as MHC Iα and MHC IIβ, which are also involved in adaptive immunity. Interleukin genes (IL), including IL-1β, IL-8 and IL-10, and type I and type II interferon (IFN) genes were also examined. At 3 and 4 weeks post-vaccination (wpv), significant increases in IgM antibody levels were observed in the fish vaccinated with the recombinant fusion protein, and an increase in the expression levels of IgM, IgD and IgZ genes was also detected following the vaccinations, thus indicating that an adaptive immune response was induced by the vaccinations. Early increases in the expression levels of IL and IFN genes were also observed in the vaccinated fish. At four wpv, the fish were challenged with F. columnare, and the vaccinated fish showed a good level of protection against this pathogen, with 39% relative percent survival (RPS) compared with the control group. It can be concluded, therefore, that the five OMPs, in the form of a recombinant fusion protein vaccine, induced an immune response in fish and protection against F. columnare.     

Vaccination in three different ways against vibriosis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Seriola dumerili</Emphasis> caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vibrio hollisae</Emphasis>

Bacterin was prepared by formalin-inactivating the virulent strain of Vibrio hollisae isolated from diseased Seriola dumerili （amberjack） suffering from vibriosis. Healthy S. dumeriIi were vaccinated by respective procedures of intramuscular injection, immersion, and orally administration. Results of the three different vaccinations were compared. Blood was drawn from the vaccinated fish every 7 days, and the antibody titers and lysozyme activities of the sera were determined. The antibody titer of injected fish was 1：40 at 7 d, and reached its peak of 1：320 at 28 d, while the fish vaccinated by immersion and orally administration exhibited weak antibody responses, the antibody titres of 〈1：10, 1：20, 1：160 were observed at 7 d, 14 d, 35 d respectively. Compared with the control, the vaccinated fish exhibited significantly higher lysozyme activities （P〈0.05）. Upon challenge with virulent strain, the relative percent survival （RPS） of injected, immersed and oral administrated fish were 75%, 45%, and 40% respectively, and the injected fish showed significantly higher RPS than immersed and oral administrated fish. The results suggested that vaccination of S. dumerili by the injection would be the best strategy to prevent the vibriosis in S. dumerili farm.     

大口黑鲈抗菌肽hepcidin cDNA序列和结构分析

以大口黑鲈为材料,提取肝脏总RNA,经RT-PCR扩增出hepcidin cDNA的开放阅读框(ORF)及3′端非编码区序列,应用5′RACE方法得到大口黑鲈hepcidin cDNA5′末端。将所获得的两个片段分别克隆到T载体后进行测序,并拼接成大口黑鲈hepcidin全长cDNA。序列分析表明:大口黑鲈hepcidin全长cDNA为564bp,含有一个258bp的ORF,编码86个氨基酸残基,由信号肽(24个残基)、前肽(42个残基)和成熟肽(20个残基)3部分组成hepcidin前体。在前肽部分具有前肽转化酶典型的RX(K/R)R基元,成熟肽部分含有8个保守的半胱氨酸残基,可形成四个链内二硫桥,使β-折叠结构保持稳定。大口黑鲈Hepcidin与其他鱼类的同源性在29.7%~90.5%间,尤其是信号肽区域,与鳜、尼罗罗非鱼、真鲷、花鲈、黑鯛、金眼狼鲈仅有2~3个氨基酸的差别。     

Profile of candidate microsatellite markers in Sebastiscus marmoratus using 454 pyrosequencing

Sebastiscus marmoratus is an important sedentary ovoviparous fish distributed in near-shore coastal waters from the coast of China to Japan. Candidate S. marmoratus microsatellite markers were developed in the present study using 454 pyrosequencing, and the marker profile was analyzed. A total of 2 000 000 raw sequence reads were assembled to reduce redundancy. Among them, 1 043 dinucleotide, 925 trinucleotide, 692 tetranucleotide, and 315 pentanucleotide repeats were detected. AC repeats were the most frequent motifs among the dinucleotide repeats, and AAT was the most abundant among the trinucleotide repeats. AAAT, ATAG, and ATCC were the three most common tetranucleotide motifs, and AAGAT and AATAT were the most dominant pentanucleotide motifs. The greatest numbers of loci and potentially amplifiable loci were found in dinucleotide repeats, whereas trinucleotide repeats had the fewest. In summary, a wide range of candidate microsatellite markers were identified in the present study using a rapid and efficient 454 pyrosequencing approach.     

鲢鱼脆片的研制和质量评定

以鲢鱼肉和淀粉为主要原料,通过加工处理而制成鲢鱼脆片;并利用试制的产品资料和根据模糊数学综合评判原理,建立鲢鱼脆片质量评判数学模式,借助它可找出质量好的最佳生产工艺。     

EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL REGULATIONS OF ARTEMIA n-3 HUFA CONTENT ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF BLACK SEABREAM (SPARUS MACROCEPHLUS) LARVAE

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Isolation and Biochemical Characteristics Analyses of Phenoloxidases (POs) in Three Cultured Mollusk Species

Phenoloxidases(POs)are a group of copper proteins including tyrosinase,catecholase and laccase,which play crucial roles in the innate immune response of mollusks.In this research,POs were studied in cultured mollusk species,including scallop Chla-mys farreri,abalone Haliotis discus hannai and clam Scapharca subcrenata.The POs were isolated from hemocytes using linear-gradient native-PAGE combined with catechol staining.The PO activities and their characters were investigated.The molecular mass of PO in C.farreri was 576 kDa,and it was 228 kDa in H.discus hannai.In S.subcrenata,four POs were detected and their mole-cular masses were 391 kDa,206 kDa,174 kDa and<67 kDa,which were named as 391-PO,206-PO,174-PO and s-PO,respectively.Ki-netic analyses indicated that all of the POs,except for 391-PO had higher affinity to L-DOPA and catechol than to hydroquinone and dopamine.However,all of the POs failed to oxidize tyrosine.The effects of divalent metal ions on POs’activities were assayed,in-cluding Fe²⁺,Mg²⁺,Zn²⁺,Mn²⁺,Cu²⁺and Ca²⁺from FeCl₂,MgSO₄,ZnSO₄,MnCl₂,CuSO₄and CaCl₂.The POs were inhibited by Fe²⁺at all determined concentrations.Additionally,the inhibition assay showed that all of the POs were inhibited by cysteine,ascorbic acid,sodium sulfite,citric acid,ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium(EDTA)and sodium diethyldithiocarbamate(DETC).The inhibition effects of critric acid and EDTA are dose-dependent.H.discus hannai PO and 391-PO were slightly inhibited by sodium azide,and H.discus hannai PO,391-PO and 174-PO were slightly inhibited by thiourea.In conclusion,the POs in the three cultured mollusks are copper-containing laccase-type phenoloxidases with similar biochemical characteristics even though their molecular masses are different.