Identification of a rabbit Ig light chain recombinant protein bound to serum immunoglobulins from different marine fish species.

The structures of fish serum immunoglobulin differ among different fish species. In this study, we accidently isolated a rabbit immunoglobulin (Ig) light chain bound to serum immunoglobulin from different marine fish species using phage display. Fish Ig was separated using a protein A column.

Identification and expression analysis of Fc receptor-like proteins in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus).

Fc receptors (FcRs) are specific to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules. Here, four Fc receptor-like proteins, JF-FcR-like protein 1-4, were identified in Japanese flounder. Their open reading frames encoded 358, 255, 519 and 441 amino acid residues, respectively.

Class B CpG-ODN2006 is highly associated with IgM and antimicrobial peptide gene expression through TLR9 pathway in yellowtail Seriola lalandi.

The purpose of this study was to characterize the TLR9 gene from yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) and evaluate its functional activity using the class B Cytosine-phosphate-guanine-oligodeoxynucleotide2006 (CpG-ODN2006) in an in vivo experiment after one-week immunostimulation. The gene expressions of TLR9, Immunoglobulin M (IgM), antimicrobial peptides and cytokines were evaluated by real time PCR, and humoral immune parameters were analyzed in serum. The TLR9 nucleotide sequence from yellowtail was obtained using the whole-genome shotgun sequencing method and bioinformatics tools.

Development and evaluation of polyclonal antisera for detection of the IgM heavy chain of multiple fish species.

Antibodies are widely considered to be essential tools for detection of immune responses in various fish species. Here we produced the peptide polyclonal antisera (anti-fish IgH-1 and anti-fish IgH-2) to detect IgM of various fish species. The peptides were designed based on the conserved sequence of the fish immunoglobulin heavy chains of seven fish species (Japanese flounder, seabream, yellowtail, carp, rainbow trout, hybrid sturgeon and banded houndshark).

Temperature-dependent regulation of gene expression in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus kidney after Edwardsiella tarda formalin-killed cells.

Temperature affects the activities of the immune system and the susceptibility of fish to pathogens. To investigate the modulation of temperature on immune related gene expression in formalin-killed cells (FKC) of Edwardsiella tarda-injected Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus, fish reared at 15 or 22 °C were injected with FKC of E. tarda.

TLR21's agonists in combination with Aeromonas antigens synergistically up-regulate functional TLR21 and cytokine gene expression in yellowtail leucocytes.

The purpose of this study was to characterize the TLR21 gene from yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) and its functional activity using TLR agonist stimulation and Aeromonas antigens. The TLR21 nucleotide sequence from yellowtail was obtained using the whole-genome shotgun sequencing method and bioinformatics tools. Basal TLR21 gene expression was analyzed in several tissues.

Molecular cloning and comparative responses of Toll-like receptor 22 following ligands stimulation and parasitic infection in yellowtail (Seriola lalandi).

TLR22 is exclusively present in teleosts and amphibians and is expected to play the distinctive role in innate immunity. In this study, we cloned the full-length cDNA sequence of yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) TLR22 (SlTLR22). The complete cDNA sequence of SlTLR22 was 4208 bp and encodes a polypeptide of 961 amino acids.