Effects of long double-stranded RNAs on the resistance of rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus fingerling against rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) challenge

  • Kosuke, Zenke (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Hong (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University)
  • 투고 : 2009.10.22
  • 심사 : 2010.11.29
  • 발행 : 2010.12.31

초록

To determine whether rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus can be protected from rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) infection by intramuscular injection of long double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs), we compared protective effect of virus-specific dsRNAs corresponding to major capsid protein (MCP), ORF 084, ORF 086 genes, and virus non-specific green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene. Furthermore, to determine whether the non-specific type I interferon (IFN) response was associated with protective effect, we estimated the activation of type I IFN response in fish using expression level of IFN inducible Mx gene as a marker. As a result, mortality of fish injected with dsRNAs and challenged with RBIV was delayed for a few days when comparing with PBS injected control group. However, virus-specific dsRNA injected groups exhibited no significant differences in survival period when compared to the GFP dsRNA injected group. Semi-quantitative analysis indicated that the degree of antiviral response via type I IFN response is supposedly equal among dsRNA injected fish. These results suggest that type I IFN response rather than sequence-specific RNA interference might involve in the lengthened survival period of fish injected with virus-specific dsRNAs.

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