Molecular Characterization and Expression Analysis of ftr01, ftr42, and ftr58 in Zebrafish (Danio rerio).

ABSTRACT: Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins were shown to play an important role in innate antiviral immunity. FinTRIM (ftr) is a new subset of TRIM genes that do not possess obvious orthologs in higher vertebrates. However, little is known about its function. In this study, we used bioinformatic analysis to examine the phylogenetic relationships and conserved domains of zebrafish (Danio rerio) ftr01, ftr42, and ftr58, as well as qualitative real-time PCR to examine their expression patterns in zebrafish embryonic fibroblast (ZF4) cells and zebrafish tissues. Sequence analysis showed that the three finTRIMs are highly conserved, and all contain a RING domain, B-box domain, and SPRY-PRY domain. In addition, ftr42 and ftr58 had one coiled-coil domain (CCD), whereas ftr01 had two CCDs. Tissue expression

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687808 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature