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Hauptverfasser: Henrikson, Davin E, Ahmed, Hafiz, Tasumi, Satoshi, Gokara, Mahesh, Feng, Chiguang, Abernathy, Kelsey, Iqbal, Muddassar, Bianchet, Mario A, Vasta, Gerardo R
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Veröffentlicht: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 2025
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author Henrikson, Davin E
Ahmed, Hafiz
Tasumi, Satoshi
Gokara, Mahesh
Feng, Chiguang
Abernathy, Kelsey
Iqbal, Muddassar
Bianchet, Mario A
Vasta, Gerardo R
author_facet Henrikson, Davin E
Ahmed, Hafiz
Tasumi, Satoshi
Gokara, Mahesh
Feng, Chiguang
Abernathy, Kelsey
Iqbal, Muddassar
Bianchet, Mario A
Vasta, Gerardo R
Henrikson, Davin E
Ahmed, Hafiz
Tasumi, Satoshi
Gokara, Mahesh
Feng, Chiguang
Abernathy, Kelsey
Iqbal, Muddassar
Bianchet, Mario A
Vasta, Gerardo R
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents A "proto" type galectin expressed in striped bass () tissues is released to epidermal mucus and binds to bacterial and mucus glycans. Henrikson, Davin E Ahmed, Hafiz Tasumi, Satoshi Gokara, Mahesh Feng, Chiguang Abernathy, Kelsey Iqbal, Muddassar Bianchet, Mario A Vasta, Gerardo R Animals Bass Mucus Galectins Polysaccharides Epidermis Bacteria Protein Binding Skin Like all aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates, teleost fish are subject to the constant pressure of bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms present in the environmental interface that can potentially cause disease. Numerous defense molecules, including galectins, have been isolated from the skin and gut tissues of several marine and freshwater fish species. To provide new insights into the potential role(s) of galectins in the teleost fish innate immune system, we carried out studies on the striped bass (), a keystone fish species in Chesapeake Bay. We purified from epidermal skin mucus, and skin and muscle tissue, a 15-kDa galectin that we designated Msgal1-L1 ( galectin1-like protein 1). Both the transcript sequence and gene organization of Msgal1-L1 suggested a close relationship to the zebrafish galectin Drgal1-L2 and other proto type galectins from vertebrates, including the mammalian galectin-1. Glycan microarray analysis of Msgal1-L1 revealed a binding preference for Galβ1,4GlcNAc, and a homology structural model identified the amino acids involved in ligand recognition, both observations consistent with proto type galectins. Immunohistological examination localized Msgal1-L1 to epithelial and macrophage-/fibroblast-like cells in mucosal tissues, including skin and gill. The preliminary localization of Msgal1-L1 in free macrophage-like cells in epidermal mucus was corroborated by immunofluorescence analysis of macrophages isolated from head kidney. Msgal1-L1 binds in a carbohydrate-specific manner to O-glycosylated components of epidermal mucus. Msgal1-L1 agglutinated environmental bacterial species and strains, some of which are recognized fish pathogens, such as and spp. A microbial microarray analysis revealed that it preferentially binds to bacterial exopolysaccharides (e.g., and spp.) as well as various lipopolysaccharide O-antigen serotypes of spp. A preliminary solid-phase assay showed that Msgal1-L1 strongly bound sp., but very weakly to , an endemic pathogen of striped bass in Chesapeake Bay. Taken together, this evidence suggests that Msgal1-L1 may function in defense recognition against environmental bacteria by agglutinating and/or cross-linking them to mucus oligosaccharides to immobilize them within the epidermal mucus film and prevent their access to the fish epithelial cell surface. would evade this defense mechanism to reach and infect the fish skin epithelial layer.
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spellingShingle A "proto" type galectin expressed in striped bass () tissues is released to epidermal mucus and binds to bacterial and mucus glycans.
Henrikson, Davin E
Ahmed, Hafiz
Tasumi, Satoshi
Gokara, Mahesh
Feng, Chiguang
Abernathy, Kelsey
Iqbal, Muddassar
Bianchet, Mario A
Vasta, Gerardo R
Animals
Bass
Mucus
Galectins
Polysaccharides
Epidermis
Bacteria
Protein Binding
Skin
A "proto" type galectin expressed in striped bass () tissues is released to epidermal mucus and binds to bacterial and mucus glycans. Henrikson, Davin E Ahmed, Hafiz Tasumi, Satoshi Gokara, Mahesh Feng, Chiguang Abernathy, Kelsey Iqbal, Muddassar Bianchet, Mario A Vasta, Gerardo R Animals Bass Mucus Galectins Polysaccharides Epidermis Bacteria Protein Binding Skin Like all aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates, teleost fish are subject to the constant pressure of bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms present in the environmental interface that can potentially cause disease. Numerous defense molecules, including galectins, have been isolated from the skin and gut tissues of several marine and freshwater fish species. To provide new insights into the potential role(s) of galectins in the teleost fish innate immune system, we carried out studies on the striped bass (), a keystone fish species in Chesapeake Bay. We purified from epidermal skin mucus, and skin and muscle tissue, a 15-kDa galectin that we designated Msgal1-L1 ( galectin1-like protein 1). Both the transcript sequence and gene organization of Msgal1-L1 suggested a close relationship to the zebrafish galectin Drgal1-L2 and other proto type galectins from vertebrates, including the mammalian galectin-1. Glycan microarray analysis of Msgal1-L1 revealed a binding preference for Galβ1,4GlcNAc, and a homology structural model identified the amino acids involved in ligand recognition, both observations consistent with proto type galectins. Immunohistological examination localized Msgal1-L1 to epithelial and macrophage-/fibroblast-like cells in mucosal tissues, including skin and gill. The preliminary localization of Msgal1-L1 in free macrophage-like cells in epidermal mucus was corroborated by immunofluorescence analysis of macrophages isolated from head kidney. Msgal1-L1 binds in a carbohydrate-specific manner to O-glycosylated components of epidermal mucus. Msgal1-L1 agglutinated environmental bacterial species and strains, some of which are recognized fish pathogens, such as and spp. A microbial microarray analysis revealed that it preferentially binds to bacterial exopolysaccharides (e.g., and spp.) as well as various lipopolysaccharide O-antigen serotypes of spp. A preliminary solid-phase assay showed that Msgal1-L1 strongly bound sp., but very weakly to , an endemic pathogen of striped bass in Chesapeake Bay. Taken together, this evidence suggests that Msgal1-L1 may function in defense recognition against environmental bacteria by agglutinating and/or cross-linking them to mucus oligosaccharides to immobilize them within the epidermal mucus film and prevent their access to the fish epithelial cell surface. would evade this defense mechanism to reach and infect the fish skin epithelial layer.
title A "proto" type galectin expressed in striped bass () tissues is released to epidermal mucus and binds to bacterial and mucus glycans.
topic Animals
Bass
Mucus
Galectins
Polysaccharides
Epidermis
Bacteria
Protein Binding
Skin
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40438240/