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21322006

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-15
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Lectins are potential immune recognition proteins. In this study, a novel C-type lectin (Pc-Lec1) is reported in freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Pc-Lec1 encodes a protein of 163 amino acids with a putative signal peptide and a single carbohydrate recognition domain. It was constitutively expressed in various tissues of a normal crayfish, especially in the hepatopancreas and gills. Expressions of Pc-Lec1 were up-regulated in the hepatopancreas and gills of crayfish challenged with Vibrio anguillarum, Staphylococcus aureus, or the white spot syndrome virus. Recombinant mature Pc-Lec1 bound bacteria and polysaccharides (peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and lipopolysaccharide) but did not agglutinate bacteria. Pc-Lec1 enhanced hemocyte encapsulation of the sepharose beads in vitro, and the blocking of beads by a polyclonal antibody inhibited encapsulation. Pc-Lec1 promoted clearance of V. anguillarum in vivo. These results suggest that Pc-Lec1 is a pattern recognition receptor and participates in cellular immune response. Pc-Lec1 performs its function as an opsonin by enhancing the encapsulation or clearance of pathogenic bacteria.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1520-6327
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
C-type lectin from red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii participates in cellular immune response.
pubmed:affiliation
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't