Complement component Bf/C2b gene mediates immune responses against Aeromonas hydrophila in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella.
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| Abstract | :  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. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2018 | 
| Journal | :  Fish & shellfish immunology | 
| Date Published | :  2018 | 
| ISSN Number | :  1050-4648 | 
| URL | :  http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1050-4648(18)30030-5 | 
| DOI | :  10.1016/j.fsi.2018.01.030 | 
| Short Title | :  Fish Shellfish Immunol | 
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