Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching

Abstract Transcription factor NF-κB plays a central role in immunity from fruit flies to humans, and NF-κB activity is altered in many human diseases. To investigate a role for NF-κB in immunity and disease on a broader evolutionary scale we have characterized NF-κB in a sea anemone (Exaiptasia pall...

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Autores principales: Katelyn M. Mansfield, Nicole M. Carter, Linda Nguyen, Phillip A. Cleves, Anar Alshanbayeva, Leah M. Williams, Camerron Crowder, Ashley R. Penvose, John R. Finnerty, Virginia M. Weis, Trevor W. Siggers, Thomas D. Gilmore
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:38db6b54c01449c3813782268876d0d42021-12-02T15:05:04ZTranscription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching10.1038/s41598-017-16168-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/38db6b54c01449c3813782268876d0d42017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16168-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Transcription factor NF-κB plays a central role in immunity from fruit flies to humans, and NF-κB activity is altered in many human diseases. To investigate a role for NF-κB in immunity and disease on a broader evolutionary scale we have characterized NF-κB in a sea anemone (Exaiptasia pallida; called Aiptasia herein) model for cnidarian symbiosis and dysbiosis (i.e., “bleaching”). We show that the DNA-binding site specificity of Aiptasia NF-κB is similar to NF-κB proteins from a broad expanse of organisms. Analyses of NF-κB and IκB kinase proteins from Aiptasia suggest that non-canonical NF-κB processing is an evolutionarily ancient pathway, which can be reconstituted in human cells. In Aiptasia, NF-κB protein levels, DNA-binding activity, and tissue expression increase when loss of the algal symbiont Symbiodinium is induced by heat or chemical treatment. Kinetic analysis of NF-κB levels following loss of symbiosis show that NF-κB levels increase only after Symbiodinium is cleared. Moreover, introduction of Symbiodinium into naïve Aiptasia larvae results in a decrease in NF-κB expression. Our results suggest that Symbiodinium suppresses NF-κB in order to enable establishment of symbiosis in Aiptasia. These results are the first to demonstrate a link between changes in the conserved immune regulatory protein NF-κB and cnidarian symbiotic status.Katelyn M. MansfieldNicole M. CarterLinda NguyenPhillip A. ClevesAnar AlshanbayevaLeah M. WilliamsCamerron CrowderAshley R. PenvoseJohn R. FinnertyVirginia M. WeisTrevor W. SiggersThomas D. GilmoreNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
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Katelyn M. Mansfield
Nicole M. Carter
Linda Nguyen
Phillip A. Cleves
Anar Alshanbayeva
Leah M. Williams
Camerron Crowder
Ashley R. Penvose
John R. Finnerty
Virginia M. Weis
Trevor W. Siggers
Thomas D. Gilmore
Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
description Abstract Transcription factor NF-κB plays a central role in immunity from fruit flies to humans, and NF-κB activity is altered in many human diseases. To investigate a role for NF-κB in immunity and disease on a broader evolutionary scale we have characterized NF-κB in a sea anemone (Exaiptasia pallida; called Aiptasia herein) model for cnidarian symbiosis and dysbiosis (i.e., “bleaching”). We show that the DNA-binding site specificity of Aiptasia NF-κB is similar to NF-κB proteins from a broad expanse of organisms. Analyses of NF-κB and IκB kinase proteins from Aiptasia suggest that non-canonical NF-κB processing is an evolutionarily ancient pathway, which can be reconstituted in human cells. In Aiptasia, NF-κB protein levels, DNA-binding activity, and tissue expression increase when loss of the algal symbiont Symbiodinium is induced by heat or chemical treatment. Kinetic analysis of NF-κB levels following loss of symbiosis show that NF-κB levels increase only after Symbiodinium is cleared. Moreover, introduction of Symbiodinium into naïve Aiptasia larvae results in a decrease in NF-κB expression. Our results suggest that Symbiodinium suppresses NF-κB in order to enable establishment of symbiosis in Aiptasia. These results are the first to demonstrate a link between changes in the conserved immune regulatory protein NF-κB and cnidarian symbiotic status.
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author Katelyn M. Mansfield
Nicole M. Carter
Linda Nguyen
Phillip A. Cleves
Anar Alshanbayeva
Leah M. Williams
Camerron Crowder
Ashley R. Penvose
John R. Finnerty
Virginia M. Weis
Trevor W. Siggers
Thomas D. Gilmore
author_facet Katelyn M. Mansfield
Nicole M. Carter
Linda Nguyen
Phillip A. Cleves
Anar Alshanbayeva
Leah M. Williams
Camerron Crowder
Ashley R. Penvose
John R. Finnerty
Virginia M. Weis
Trevor W. Siggers
Thomas D. Gilmore
author_sort Katelyn M. Mansfield
title Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
title_short Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
title_full Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
title_fullStr Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
title_full_unstemmed Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
title_sort transcription factor nf-κb is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
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url https://doaj.org/article/38db6b54c01449c3813782268876d0d4
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