Publication: Regulation of shrimp prophenoloxidase activating system by lva-miR-4850 during bacterial infection
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2021-12-01
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20452322
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Scientific Reports. Vol.11, No.1 (2021)
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Pakpoom Boonchuen, Phattarunda Jaree, Kulwadee Somboonviwat, Kunlaya Somboonwiwat Regulation of shrimp prophenoloxidase activating system by lva-miR-4850 during bacterial infection. Scientific Reports. Vol.11, No.1 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-82881-2 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/79265
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Regulation of shrimp prophenoloxidase activating system by lva-miR-4850 during bacterial infection
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) suppress gene expression and regulate biological processes. Following small RNA sequencing, shrimp hemocytes miRNAs differentially expressed in response to acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VPAHPND) were discovered and some were confirmed by qRT-PCR. VPAHPND-responsive miRNAs were predicted to target several genes in various immune pathways. Among them, lva-miR-4850 is of interest because its predicted target mRNAs are two important genes of the proPO system; proPO2 (PO2) and proPO activating factor 2 (PPAF2). The expression of lva-miR-4850 was significantly decreased after VPAHPND infection, whereas those of the target mRNAs, PO2 and PPAF2, and PO activity were significantly upregulated. Introducing the lva-miR-4850 mimic into VPAHPND-infected shrimps caused a reduction in the PO2 and PPAF2 transcript levels and the PO activity, but significantly increased the number of bacteria in the VPAHPND targeted tissues. This result inferred that lva-miR-4850 plays a crucial role in regulating the proPO system via suppressing expression of PPAF2 and PO2. To fight against VPAHPND infection, shrimp downregulated lva-miR-4850 expression resulted in proPO activation.
