title: Molecular cloning and mRNA expression of peroxiredoxin gene in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon).
abstract: The techniques of homology cloning and anchored PCR were used to clone the peroxiredoxin (Prx) gene from black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). The full length cDNA of black tiger shrimp Prx (PmPrx) contained a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 51 bp, an ORF (open reading frame) of 582 bp encoding a polypeptide of 193 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 22.15 kDa and a 3' UTR of 948 bp. Sequence comparison showed that PmPrx shared higher identities with Prx IVs than that with other isoforms of Prx, indicating PmPrx was a member of the Prx IV family. A quantitative reverse transcriptase Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR) assay was developed to assess the mRNA expression of PmPrx in different tissues and the temporal expression of PmPrx in the hepatopancreas challenged by lipopolyssacharide (LPS). Higher-level mRNA expression of PmPrx was detected in the tissues of hepatopancreas, gonad and heart. The expression of PmPrx in the hepatopancreas was up regulated after stimulated by LPS. The results indicated that PmPrx was a constitutive and inducible expressed protein and could be induced by LPS.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology and Aquiculture Laboratory, The South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 231 Xingangxi Road, 510300 Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. qiu902@126.com
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Zhuojun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shigui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Weifang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Falin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jianzhu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qibin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000235:genetics*; D054464:Peroxiredoxins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D054464:Peroxiredoxins