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RAG-1 and IgM Genes, Markers for Early Development of the Immune System in Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus.


ABSTRACT: Fish larvae are immediately exposed to microbes from hatching to maturation of their lymphoid organs, therefore effective innate mechanisms is very important for survival. However, the knowledge of the development of immune system in fish is limited and in demand now. In vertebrates, recombination-activating gene 1 (RAG-1) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) have been considered as very useful markers of the physiological maturity of the immune system. In this study, the expression of the both genes was assessed throughout the early developmental stages of olive flounder larvae (5-55 dph) and used as markers to follow the development of immune system. RAG-1 and IgM mRNA expression was detectable at 5 dph and remained so until 55 dph. These patterns of expression may suggest that the olive flounder start to develop its function around 5 dph. Tissue distribution was found that both genes mRNAs are only expressed in the immune-related organ such as spleen, kidney and gill. The early detection of IgM mRNA led to the investigation of its presence in oocytes. Both RAG-1 and IgM mRNA transcripts were detected in unfertilized oocytes, suggesting that they are maternally transferred. The biological significance of such a phenomenon remains to be investigated.

SUBMITTER: Lee JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4282251 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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RAG-1 and IgM Genes, Markers for Early Development of the Immune System in Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus.

Lee Jang-Wook JW   Yang Hyun H   Noh Jae Koo JK   Kim Hyun Chul HC   Park Choul-Ji CJ   Park Jong-Won JW   Hwang In Joon IJ   Kim Sung Yeon SY   Lee Jeong-Ho JH  

Development & reproduction 20140601 2


Fish larvae are immediately exposed to microbes from hatching to maturation of their lymphoid organs, therefore effective innate mechanisms is very important for survival. However, the knowledge of the development of immune system in fish is limited and in demand now. In vertebrates, recombination-activating gene 1 (RAG-1) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) have been considered as very useful markers of the physiological maturity of the immune system. In this study, the expression of the both genes was  ...[more]

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