Complement component Bf/C2b gene mediates immune responses against Aeromonas hydrophila in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella.

Fish Shellfish Immunol

Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fishery Germplasm Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, PR China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: March 2018

The complement system is a significant component of innate immunity. Here, we identified a Bf/C2 homolog (gcBf/C2b) in grass carp. gcBf/C2b shares a high similarity with Bf/C2b counterparts in other teleosts. gcBf/C2b transcription was widely distributed in different tissues, induced by Aeromonas hydrophila in vivo and in vitro, and affected by lipopolysaccharide and flagellin stimulation in vitro. In cells over-expressing gcBf/C2b, transcript levels of all components except gcC5 were significantly enhanced, and gcBf/C2b, gcIL1β, gcTNF-α, gcIFN, gcCD59, gcC5aR1, and gcITGβ-2 were significantly upregulated after A. hydrophila challenge or stimulation with bacterial pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). However, gcBf/C2b in interference cells down-regulated the transcript levels after A. hydrophila challenge, and gcBf/C2b induced NF-κB signaling. These findings indicate the vital role of gcBf/C2b in innate immunity in grass carp.

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