Upregulation of cellulase activity and mRNA levels by bacterial challenge in the earthworm Eisenia andrei, supporting the involvement of cellulases in innate immunity
- Authors
- Kim, Seyoung; Jeon, Donggu .; Lee, Ju-Young; Cho, Sung-Jin; Lim, Younghyun.; Eyun, Seong-il; Park, Soon Cheol; Seo, Young-Jin
- Issue Date
- Jan-2020
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Keywords
- Bacterial challenge; Cellulase; Earthworm; Humoral effector; Upregulation
- Citation
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, v.521, no.1, pp 15 - 18
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Volume
- 521
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 15
- End Page
- 18
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/39077
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.09.134
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
1090-2104
- Abstract
- To investigate whether earthworm cellulases contribute to the innate immune system, the responsiveness of cellulase activity and mRNA expression to bacterial challenge was examined by zymography and RNA sequencing. A zymographic analysis revealed that the activity levels of earthworm cellulases were upregulated in response to either a bacterial (Bacillus subtilis or Escherichia coli) or LPS challenge. After the challenge, significant increases in cellulase 1 and cellulase 2 activity levels were observed within 8–16 and 16–24 h, respectively. In the coelomic fluid, both activities were significantly upregulated at 8 h post-injection with B. subtilis. Based on RNA sequencing, cellulase-related mRNAs encoding beta-1,4-endoglucanases were upregulated by 3-fold within 6 h after B. subtilis injection. Our results clearly demonstrated that earthworm cellulases are upregulated by bacterial challenge at the mRNA and protein levels. These results support the view that earthworm cellulases act as inducible humoral effectors of innate immunity against bacterial infection. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
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