title: Identification and characterization of a myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) cDNA from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri.
abstract: Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is a universal and essential adapter for the TLR/IL-1R family. In this report, the first mollusk Myd88 ortholog (named as CfMyd88) was cloned from Zhikong scallop (Chlamys farreri). The full-length cDNA of CfMyd88 was of 1554 bp, including a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 427 bp, a polyA tail, and an open reading frame (ORF) of 1104 bp encoding a polypeptide of 367 amino acids containing the typical TLR and IL-1R-related (TIR) domain and death domain (DD). Homology analysis revealed that the predicted amino acid sequence of CfMyd88 was homologous to a variety of previously identified Myd88s with more than 30% identity. The temporal expressions of CfMyd88 mRNA in the mixed primary cultured haemocytes stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycans (PGN) were measured by real-time RT-PCR system. The mRNA expression of CfMyd88 decreased after stimulation with both LPS and PGN, and the lowest level was about 1/3 times (at 6 h) and 1/10 times (at 9 h) to that in the control group, respectively. The expression then recovered and was upregulated to two-fold at 9 h after LPS stimulation or to the original level at 12 h after PGN stimulation. The results suggest that the MyD88-dependent signaling pathway exists in scallop and was involved in the defense system.
authors: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China.
authors: Limei
authors: L
authors: Qiu
authors: Linsheng
authors: L
authors: Song
authors: Yundong
authors: Y
authors: Yu
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Xu
authors: Duojiao
authors: D
authors: Ni
authors: Qingchun
authors: Q
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D049897:Pectinidae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000494:pharmacology; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000662:veterinary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D053594:Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88; D010457:Peptidoglycan