PMID- 34503504 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211105 LR - 20211105 IS - 1746-6148 (Electronic) IS - 1746-6148 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Sep 9 TI - Molecular characterization and immune functional analysis of IRF2 in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.): different regulatory role in the IFN and NF-kappaB signalling pathway. PG - 303 LID - 10.1186/s12917-021-03012-7 [doi] LID - 303 AB - BACKGROUND: Interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF2) is an important transcription factor, which can regulate the IFN response and plays a role in antiviral innate immunity in teleost. RESULTS: In the present study, the full-length cDNA sequence of IRF2 (CcIRF2) was characterized in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), which encoded a protein containing a conserved DNA-binding domain (DBD) and an IRF-associated domain (IAD). Phylogenetic analysis showed that CcIRF2 was most closely related with IRF2 of Ctenopharyngodon idella. CcIRF2 transcripts were detectable in all examined tissues, with higher expression in the gills, spleen and brain. CcIRF2 expression was upregulated in immune-related tissues of common carp upon polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) and Aeromonas hydrophila stimulation and induced by poly (I:C), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan (PGN) and flagellin in the peripheral blood leucocytes (PBLs) and head kidney leukocytes (HKLs). In addition, overexpression of CcIRF2 decreased the expression of IFN and IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs), and a dual-luciferase reporter assay revealed that CcIRF2 could increase the activation of NF-kappaB. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that CcIRF2 participates in antiviral and antibacterial immune response and negatively regulates the IFN response, which provide a new insight into the regulation of IFN system in common carp, and are helpful for the prevention and control of infectious diseases in carp farming. CI - (c) 2021. The Author(s). FAU - Li, Hua AU - Li H AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. lihua@sdnu.edu.cn. FAU - Chen, Xinping AU - Chen X AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. FAU - Zhu, Yaoyao AU - Zhu Y AD - College of Fisheries and Life Science, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, No. 1 Yucai Road, Sanya, 572022, China. FAU - Liu, Rongrong AU - Liu R AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. FAU - Zheng, Linlin AU - Zheng L AD - Jinan Eco-environmental Monitoring Center of Shandong Province, No. 17199 Lvyou Road, Jinan, 250101, China. FAU - Shan, Shijuan AU - Shan S AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. FAU - Zhang, Fumiao AU - Zhang F AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. FAU - An, Liguo AU - An L AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. FAU - Yang, Guiwen AU - Yang G AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, China. yanggw@sdnu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210909 PL - England TA - BMC Vet Res JT - BMC veterinary research JID - 101249759 RN - 0 (Interferon Regulatory Factor-2) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 9008-11-1 (Interferons) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Carps/*genetics/*immunology MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Expression Regulation/immunology MH - Interferon Regulatory Factor-2/*genetics/*immunology MH - Interferons/*immunology MH - NF-kappa B/*immunology MH - Signal Transduction/*immunology PMC - PMC8428054 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aeromonas hydrophila OT - Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) OT - IFN OT - Interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF2) OT - NF-kappaB OT - Poly (I:C) COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/06 06:00 PMCR- 2021/09/09 CRDT- 2021/09/10 05:34 PHST- 2021/06/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/09/10 05:34 [entrez] PHST- 2021/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/09/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12917-021-03012-7 [pii] AID - 3012 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12917-021-03012-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Vet Res. 2021 Sep 9;17(1):303. doi: 10.1186/s12917-021-03012-7.