title: Translationally controlled tumor protein, a dual functional protein involved in the immune response of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
abstract: Insect gut immunity is the first line of defense against oral infection. Although a few immune-related molecules in insect intestine has been identified by genomics or proteomics approach with comparison to well-studied tissues, such as hemolymph or fat body, our knowledge about the molecular mechanism underlying the gut immunity which would involve a variety of unidentified molecules is still limited. To uncover additional molecules that might take part in pathogen recognition, signal transduction or immune regulation in insect intestine, a T7 phage display cDNA library of the silkworm midgut is constructed. By use of different ligands for biopanning, Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP) has been selected. BmTCTP is produced in intestinal epithelial cells and released into the gut lumen. The protein level of BmTCTP increases at the early time points during oral microbial infection and declines afterwards. In vitro binding assay confirms its activity as a multi-ligand binding molecule and it can further function as an opsonin that promotes the phagocytosis of microorganisms. Moreover, it can induce the production of anti-microbial peptide via a signaling pathway in which ERK is required and a dynamic tyrosine phosphorylation of certain cytoplasmic membrane protein. Taken together, our results characterize BmTCTP as a dual-functional protein involved in both the cellular and the humoral immune response of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cuimei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiaoting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Qingyou
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D012831:Bombyx / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D006434:Hemocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D056724:Immunity, Humoral; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019476:Insect Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
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