期刊
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 461, 期 1, 页码 102-108出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.03.176
关键词
Bombyx mori; Hemocytes; Specific promoter; Recombinant AcMNPV (rAcNPV)
资金
- National Basic Research Program of China [2012CB114603]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20130182110003]
- Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing [CSTC2013jcy-jys0007]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [XDJK2013B020, SWU112033]
Insect hemocytes play essential roles in the metabolism, metamorphosis and immunity, which are closely related events of growth and development. Here, four novel hemocyte-specific genes were obtained and conformed in our study, namely, Bmint beta 2, Bmint beta 3, BmCatO, and BmSw04862, respectively. Subsequently, their promoter sequences were cloned, and their activity in hemocytes, fat body, and silk gland were analyzed using recombinant AcNPV vector system in vivo. Our results showed that Bmint beta 2, Bmint beta 3, and BmCatO were hemocyte-specific promoters in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Interestingly, Bmint beta 2, and Bmint beta 3 promoter regions were both located in their first intron. Further analysis of a series of BmCatO promoter truncations showed that a 254 bp region could function as a promoter element in the tissue-specificity expression. In summary, the results of this study revealed that we have identified three hemocyte-specific promoters in silkworm that will not only great significance for better understanding of hemocyte-specific gene, but also has potential applications in insect hematopoiesis and innate immunity research. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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