title: The analysis of immune responses of a novel CC-chemokine gene from Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus.
abstract: A novel CC-chemokine gene was isolated from the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus by expressed sequence tag analysis. The function of this CC-chemokine gene was studied by DNA injection. To investigate the immune responses to the CC-chemokine, a plasmid construct containing the novel CC-chemokine and a CMV promoter was injected into the epaxial muscle of Japanese flounder. Quantification of CC-chemokine protein expressed in serum on 1, 3 and 5 days after plasmid injection were estimated by ELISA. CC-chemokine gene injection increased the migration of phagocytic cells. Macrophage functions such as production of superoxide anion and phagocytosis were also stimulated by this gene injection. Thus, this gene from Japanese flounder has functional similarities to that of a mammalian CC-chemokine gene.
authors.affiliation: United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Riichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kusuda
authors.forename: Eijiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002469:Cell Separation; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005432:Flounder / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D010802:Phylogeny; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013481:Superoxides / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019742:Chemokines, CC; D013481:Superoxides; D004247:DNA