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Title: The LBP gene and its association with resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia
Authors: Xia, Jun Hong
Fu, Gui Hong
Liu, Feng
Yue, Gen Hua
Keywords: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Molecular biology
Issue Date: 2014
Source: Fu, G. H., Liu, F., Xia, J. H., & Yue, G. H. (2014). The LBP gene and its association with resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia. International journal of molecular sciences, 15(12), 22028-22041.
Series/Report no.: International journal of molecular sciences
Abstract: Resistance to pathogens is important for the sustainability and profitability of food fish production. In immune-related genes, the lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) gene is an important mediator of the inflammatory reaction. We analyzed the cDNA and genomic structure of the LBP gene in tilapia. The full-length cDNA (1901 bp) of the gene contained a 1416 bp open reading frame, encoding 471 amino acid residues. Its genomic sequence was 5577 bp, comprising 15 exons and 14 introns. Under normal conditions, the gene was constitutively expressed in all examined tissues. The highest expression was detected in intestine and kidney. We examined the responses of the gene to challenges with two bacterial pathogens Streptcoccus agalactiae and Aeromonas hydrophila. The gene was significantly upregulated in kidney and spleen post-infection with S. agalactiae and A. hydrophila, respectively. However, the expression profiles of the gene after the challenge with the two pathogens were different. Furthermore, we identified three SNPs in the gene. There were significant associations (p < 0.05) of two of the three SNPs with the resistance to A. hydrophila, but not with the resistance to S. agalactiae or growth performance. These results suggest that the LBP gene is involved in the acute-phase immunologic response to the bacterial infections, and the responses to the two bacterial pathogens are different. The two SNPs associated with the resistance to A. hydrophila may be useful in the selection of tilapia resistant to A. hydrophila.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103373
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24472
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151222028
Schools: School of Biological Sciences 
Rights: © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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