Molecular and functional characterization of HdHSP20: A biomarker of environmental stresses in disk abalone Haliotis discus discus

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• 作者：Qiang Wan^a ; ^b ; Ilson Whang^a ; Jehee Lee^a ; ^b ; ^{jehee@jejunu.ac.kr} ; ^{jeheedaum@hanmail.net}
• 关键词：Abalone ; HSP20 ; Molecular chaperone ; Environmental stress ; Biomarker
• 刊名：Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：115_10504648
• 类别：abs
• 出版时间：July, 2012
• 卷：33
• 期：1
• 页码：48-59
• 文件大小：2012 K

摘要

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) production in cell is inducible by many physical and chemical stressors, providing adaptive significance for organisms when faced with environmental changes. In this study, we characterized a novel small HSP gene from disk abalone, designated as HdHSP20, and investigated its temporal expression by different environmental stimuli. The full-length genome sequence of HdHSP20 is composed of three exons and two introns. The 5鈥?flanking region contains multiple putative transcription factor binding sites related to stress response. The open reading frame of the HdHSP20 cDNA is 480聽bp and encodes 160 amino acid residues with 18.76聽kDa molecular mass. The deduced amino acid sequence shares highest similarity with HSP20 genes from other invertebrates. HdHSP20 also shows several structural signatures of small HSP, including the conserved 伪-crystallin domain, the absence of cysteine residues, a high number of Glx/Asx residues and the compact 尾-sandwich structure in the C-terminal region. Overexpression of recombinant HdHSP20 protein conveyed enhanced thermotolerance to Escherichia coli cells, suggesting its functional activity in the cellular chaperone network. qRT-PCR measurements of HdHSP20 mRNA level have shown rapid and drastic induction by extreme temperatures, extreme salinities, heavy metals and the microbial infections. Collectively, our results suggest that HdHSP20 gene is likely involved in the stress resistant mechanisms in disk abalone. Its expression may serve as a potential biomarker capable to indicate a stress state in abalone due to extreme environmental change and pathogen infection.