Abstract:
Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) was isolated and partially purified from the
hemolymph of infected Penaeus vannamei by using Ficoll® density gradients. TSV
was detected in infected hemocytes after 4 hours post-infection by RT-PCR
amplification. The detected quantity increased with longer times of infection,
indicating propagation and accumulation of virus in the infected shrimp.
To understand the molecular responses of crustacean hemocytes to TSV
infection, the study applied a gel-based proteomics approach to investigate changes
in expression levels of hemocytic proteins in P. vannamei upon TSV infection. At 24
hours post-infection, quantitative intensity analysis of 2-D gel and nanoLC-ESIMS/
MS revealed that 11 forms of 8 proteins were significantly up-regulated,
whereas 9 forms of 5 proteins were significantly down-regulated in the infected
shrimp. These altered proteins are involved in host defense mechanisms
(hemocyanin, catalase, carboxylesterase, transglutaminase and gluthatione
transferase), signal transduction (14-3-3 zeta), carbohydrate metabolism
(acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase), cellular structure and integrity (betatubulin,
beta-actin, tropomyosin and myosin), and ER-stress response (protein
disulfide isomerase). Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis
confirmed the up-regulation of 14-3-3 at both mRNA and protein levels.
Interestingly, several altered protein spots were identified as fragments of
hemocyanin. Mass spectrometric analysis of the hemocyanin spots present at the
more acidic region identified peptides covering residues only at the C-terminus of
hemocyanin. In contrast, the hemocyanin spots present at the less acidic area had
sequence coverage only at the N-terminus of hemocyanin. Bioinformatic calculation
clearly confirmed that theoretical pI of a C-terminal hemocyanin fragment was more
acidic (spot #7; pI = 4.81) than that of an N-terminal hemocyanin fragment (spot
#15; pI = 5.64). As 3/4 of C-terminal fragments and 2/3 of N-terminal hemocyanin
fragments were up- and down-regulated, respectively, these two terminal fragments
could have different functional roles in a viral infected shrimp
Abstract:
Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) was isolated and partially purified from the
hemolymph of infected Penaeus vannamei by using Ficoll® density gradients. TSV
was detected in infected hemocytes after 4 hours post-infection by RT-PCR
amplification. The detected quantity increased with longer times of infection,
indicating propagation and accumulation of virus in the infected shrimp.
To understand the molecular responses of crustacean hemocytes to TSV
infection, the study applied a gel-based proteomics approach to investigate changes
in expression levels of hemocytic proteins in P. vannamei upon TSV infection. At 24
hours post-infection, quantitative intensity analysis of 2-D gel and nanoLC-ESIMS/
MS revealed that 11 forms of 8 proteins were significantly up-regulated,
whereas 9 forms of 5 proteins were significantly down-regulated in the infected
shrimp. These altered proteins are involved in host defense mechanisms
(hemocyanin, catalase, carboxylesterase, transglutaminase and gluthatione
transferase), signal transduction (14-3-3 zeta), carbohydrate metabolism
(acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase), cellular structure and integrity (betatubulin,
beta-actin, tropomyosin and myosin), and ER-stress response (protein
disulfide isomerase). Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis
confirmed the up-regulation of 14-3-3 at both mRNA and protein levels.
Interestingly, several altered protein spots were identified as fragments of
hemocyanin. Mass spectrometric analysis of the hemocyanin spots present at the
more acidic region identified peptides covering residues only at the C-terminus of
hemocyanin. In contrast, the hemocyanin spots present at the less acidic area had
sequence coverage only at the N-terminus of hemocyanin. Bioinformatic calculation
clearly confirmed that theoretical pI of a C-terminal hemocyanin fragment was more
acidic (spot #7; pI = 4.81) than that of an N-terminal hemocyanin fragment (spot
#15; pI = 5.64). As 3/4 of C-terminal fragments and 2/3 of N-terminal hemocyanin
fragments were up- and down-regulated, respectively, these two terminal fragments
could have different functional roles in a viral infected shrimp.