title: A lectin (CfLec-2) aggregating Staphylococcus haemolyticus from scallop Chlamys farreri.
abstract: Lectins are a family of carbohydrate-recognition proteins which play crucial roles in innate immunity. In this study, a new lectin (CfLec-2) gene was cloned from Chlamys farreri by EST and RACE approaches. The full-length cDNA of CfLec-2 was composed of 708bp, encoding a typical long form carbohydrate-recognition domain of 130 residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high similarity to Brevican in Homo sapiens, C-type lectin-1 and lectin-2 in Anguilla japonica. The cDNA fragment encoding the mature peptide of CfLec-2 was recombined into plasmid pET-32a (+) and expressed in Escherichia coli Rosseta-Gami (DE3). The recombinant CfLec-2 (rCfLec-2) protein exhibited aggregative activity toward Staphylococcus haemolyticus, and the agglutination could be inhibited by d-mannose but not EDTA or d-galactose, indicating that CfLec-2 was a Ca2+ independent lectin. Moreover, rCfLec-2 could suppress the growth of E. coli TOP10F'. These results suggested that CfLec-2 was perhaps involved in the recognition and clearance of bacterial pathogens in scallop.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China.
authors.forename: Peilin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Linsheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Limei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Chaohua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yunchao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gai
authors.forename: Changkao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Chenghua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Duojiao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Kezhi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D037102:Lectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D049897:Pectinidae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D041162:Staphylococcus haemolyticus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D037102:Lectins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins