title: The mRNA expression of immune-related genes in crossbred and Tharparkar cattle in response to in vitro infection with Theileria annulata.
abstract: Tropical theileriosis is a major protozoan disease of cattle and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Indigenous cattle (Bos indicus) are less affected by this disease than exotic and crossbred cattle. Genetic basis of resistance to tropical theileriosis in indigenous cattle is not well studied. Recent reports suggest that number of immune response genes expressed differentially in exotic and indigenous breeds play an important role in breed specific resistance to tropical theileriosis. Such studies comparing expression of these genes in crossbred cattle and indigenous cattle are lacking. The present study compares the mRNA expression of immune-related genes in response to Theileria annulata infection in indigenous and crossbred cattle. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from blood samples of indigenous (Tharparkar) and crossbred (HF/BS/Jersey × Hariana) cattle and challenged with prepared ground-up tick supernatant carrying Theileria annulata sporozoites in vitro. qPCR was employed to measure relative mRNA expression of toll-like receptor 10 (TLR10), signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRPA), MHC class II DQα (BoLA-DQA), musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma (MAF) and prion protein (PRNP) genes in infected and control PBMCs from crossbred and indigenous cattle. On the basis of comparative fold change analysis, significant up-regulation in SIRPA, PRNP and MHC DQα genes and significant down-regulation in TLR10, cMAF and MAFB genes in crossbreds as compared to indigenous cattle was observed. Results of the present study suggest that breed specific differential expression of the genes under study may contribute to the breed specific resistance to Theileria annulata infection in indigenous cattle compared to crossbred cattle.
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India, prashant2687dew@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dewangan
authors.forename: Manjit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
authors.forename: Amod
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Saravanan
authors.forename: Shrikant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: V N Muhashin
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Asaf
authors.forename: Subhashree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parida
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhushan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D060467:Disease Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D051258:MafB Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D011328:Prions / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D016796:Theileria annulata; D013801:Theileriasis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D051201:Toll-Like Receptor 10 / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C098096:BoLA-DQA antigen; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D051258:MafB Transcription Factor; D011328:Prions; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051201:Toll-Like Receptor 10