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ArticleScientific reports2017

Pathogen recognition of a novel C-type lectin from Marsupenaeus japonicus reveals the divergent sugar-binding specificity of QAP motif.

Rod Russel R Alenton, Keiichiro Koiwai, Kohei Miyaguchi, Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Rod Russel R AlentonGraduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
Keiichiro KoiwaiGraduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
Kohei MiyaguchiGraduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
Hidehiro KondoGraduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
Ikuo HironoGraduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

C-type lectins (CTLs) are calcium-dependent carbohydrate-binding proteins known to assist the innate immune system as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). The binding specificity of CTLs lies in the motif of their carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD), the tripeptide motifs EPN and QPD bind to mannose and galactose, respectively. However, variants of these motifs were discovered including a QAP sequence reported in shrimp believed to have the same carbohydrate specificity as QPD. Here, we characterized a novel C-type lectin (MjGCTL) possessing a CRD with a QAP motif. The recombinant MjGCTL has a calcium-dependent agglutinating capability against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and its sugar specificity did not involve either mannose or galactose. In an encapsulation assay, agarose beads coated with rMjGCTL were immediately encapsulated from 0 h followed by melanization at 4 h post-incubation with hemocytes. These results confirm that MjGCTL functions as a classical CTL. The structure of QAP motif and carbohydrate-specificity of rMjGCTL was found to be different to both EPN and QPD, suggesting that QAP is a new motif. Furthermore, MjGCTL acts as a PRR binding to hemocytes to activate their adherent state and initiate encapsulation.

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Amino Acid MotifsAnimalsBacteriaCarbohydratesCells, CulturedDrosophilaHemocytesImmunity, InnateLectins, C-TypePenaeidaeSequence Analysis, DNACarbohydratesLectins, C-Type

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PMID28374848
PMCPMC5379193
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