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Molecular characterization and expression analysis of cathepsin C in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) after Aeromonas hydrophila infection | Wang | Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
doi:10.1016/j.ejbt.2018.01.002
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Vol 32 (2018)

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of cathepsin C in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) after Aeromonas hydrophila infection

Zisheng Wang, Panpan Hang, Qihuan Zhang, Qiaoqing Xu, Zhitao Qi



Abstract

Background: Cathepsin C (CTSC) (dipeptidyl peptidase I, DPPI), is a member of the papain superfamily of cysteine proteases and involves in a variety of host reactions. However, the information of CTST in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus), an amphibian species with important evolutionary position and economic values, remained unclear.

Results: The full-length salamander CTSC cDNA contained a 96 bp of 5′-UTR, a 1392 bp of ORF encoding 463 amino acids, and a 95 bp of 3′-UTR. The salamander CTSC possessed several sequence features similar to other reported CTSCs such as a signal peptide, a propeptide and a mature peptide. The active site triad of Cys, His and Asn were also found existing in salamander CTSC. Salamander CTSC mRNA was constitutively expressed in all the examined tissues with significantly variant expression level. The highest expression of CTSC was in intestine, followed with stomach, spleen, lung and brain. Following Aeromonas hydrophila infection for 12 h, salamander CTSC was significantly up-regulated in several tissues including lung, spleen, brain, kidney, heart, stomach and skin.

Conclusion: CTSC plays roles in the immune response to bacterial infection, which provided valuable information for further studying the functions of CTSC in salamander.




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