Abstract:
To gain a deeper comprehension of the adaptive immune mechanism involved in disease prevention and control of
Lateolabrax maculatus, this study employed RT-PCR and RACE techniques to clone the immunoglobulin M heavy chain (
IgMH) and Major histocompatibility compatibility complex β (
MHCⅡ β). Additionally, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) was utilized to examine the expression distribution in different tissues of spotted sea bass, along with the alterations in mRNA levels following LPS, Poly (I: C) stimulation, and
Edwardia tarda infection. Finally, the expression of recombinant proteins IgMH, IgMCH
1-2, and MHCⅡ β was achieved by constructing prokaryotic recombinant expression plasmids IgMH-pET21d, IgMCH
1-2-pET21d, and MHCⅡ β-PET21d. The proteins were obtained through molecular sieve chromatography, and anti IgMH Polyclonal antibodies of
L. maculatus were successfully prepared. The results indicated that the full length cDNA of
IgMH and
MHCⅡ
β in
L. maculatus were 1 977 bp and 1 242 bp, respectively. The genes
IgMH and
MHCⅡ
β exhibit high expression in immune-related tissues, including gills, spleen, and head kidney. LPS and Poly (I:C) stimulation and delayed Edwardsiella artificially infected
L. maculatus led to significant changes in the expression levels of these two genes in gill, spleen and head and kidney, indicating that both
IgMH and
MHCⅡ
β participated in the anti-infection immune response of
L. maculatus. Additionally, immunoblotting analysis demonstrated that anti-IgM Polyclonal antibodies display strong reactivity with the entire serum of
L. maculatus, weak reactivity with
Siniperca chuatsi, and no reactivity with
Micropterus salmoides and
Cienoyharyngodoni della. It is speculated that the reaction intensity reflects the genetic relationship between species. In summary, this study successfully accomplished the cloning of the complete sequences of
IgMH and
MHCⅡ
β genes, followed by the expression of recombinant
IgMH and
MHCⅡ
β proteins. Additionally, the production of Anti-IgM polyclonal antibody was achieved. The findings of this study provided evidence supporting the involvement of
IgMH and
MHCⅡ
β in the immune response of
L. maculatus. Furthermore, these results established a solid groundwork for future investigations on immune regulation and disease prevention and control strategies for
L. maculatus.