title: Litopenaeus vannamei tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) responds to Vibrio alginolyticus and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection and activates antimicrobial peptide genes.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) is a key signaling adaptor protein not only for the TNFR superfamily but also for the Interleukin-1 receptor/Toll-like receptor (IL-1/TLR) superfamily. To investigate TRAF6 function in invertebrate innate immune responses, Litopenaeus vannamei TRAF6 (LvTRAF6) was identified and characterized. The full-length cDNA of LvTRAF6 is 2823bp long, with an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a putative protein of 594 amino acids, including a RING-type Zinc finger, two TRAF-type Zinc fingers, a coiled-coil region, and a meprin and TRAF homology (MATH) domain. The overall amino acid sequence identity between LvTRAF6 and other known TRAF6s is 22.2-33.3%. Dual luciferase reporter assays in Drosophila S2 cells revealed that LvTRAF6 could activate the promoters of antimicrobial peptide genes (AMPs), including Drosophila Attacin A and Drosomycin, and shrimp Penaeidins. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) indicated that LvTRAF6 was constitutively expressed in various tissues of L. vannamei. After Vibrio alginolyticus and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenge, LvTRAF6 was down-regulated, though with different expression patterns in the intestine compared to other tissues. After WSSV challenge, LvTRAF6 was up-regulated 2.7- and 2.3-fold over the control at 3h in gills and hepatopancreas, respectively. These results indicated that LvTRAF6 may play a crucial role in antibacterial and antiviral responses via regulation of AMP gene expression.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol/MOE Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Safety, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Pei-Hui
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ding-Hui
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Zhi-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Xie-Xiong
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Shao-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Xiao-Qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jian-Guo
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D044149:Vibrio alginolyticus / Q000276:immunology*; D046848:White spot syndrome virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6