Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase gene from pearl oyster Pinctada martensii participates in nacre formation |
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Authors: | Fang Yan Yu JiaoXiaodong Du Ronglian HuangQingheng Wang Weiyao Chen |
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Institution: | Fishery College, Guangdong Ocean University, 40 East Jiefang Road, Xiashan District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong 524025, China |
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Abstract: | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are nature inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases and play a vital role in the regulation of extracellular matrix turnover, tissue remodeling and bone formation. In this study, the molecular characterization of TIMP and its potential function in nacre formation was described in pearl oyster Pinctada martensii. The cDNA of TIMP gene in P. martensii (Pm-TIMP) was 901 bp long, containing a 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of 51 bp, a 3′ UTR of 169 bp, and an open reading fragment (ORF) of 681 bp encoding 226 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 23.37 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 5.42; The predicted amino acid sequence had a signal peptide, 13 cysteine residues, a N-terminal domain and a C-terminal domain, similar to that from other species. Amino acid multiple alignment showed Pm-TIMP had the highest (41%) identity to that from Crassostrea gigas. Tissue expression analysis indicated Pm-TIMP was highly expressed in nacre formation related-tissues, including mantle and pearl sac. After decreasing Pm-TIMP gene expression by RNA interference (RNAi) technology in the mantle pallium, the inner nacreous layer of the shells showed a disordered growth. These results indicated that the obtained Pm-TIMP in this study participated in nacre formation. |
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Keywords: | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) Pinctada martensii Nacre formation |
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