BAINOVÁ, Hana, Tereza KRÁLOVÁ, Anna BRYJOVÁ, Tomáš ALBRECHT, Josef BRYJA and Michal VINKLER. First evidence of independent pseudogenization of Toll-like receptor 5 in passerine birds. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY. England, 2014, vol. 45, No 1, p. 151-155. ISSN 0145-305X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2014.02.010.
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Original name First evidence of independent pseudogenization of Toll-like receptor 5 in passerine birds
Authors BAINOVÁ, Hana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Tereza KRÁLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Anna BRYJOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Tomáš ALBRECHT (203 Czech Republic), Josef BRYJA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Michal VINKLER (203 Czech Republic).
Edition DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY, England, 2014, 0145-305X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.815
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/14:00082007
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2014.02.010
UT WoS 000335624800016
Keywords in English Birds; Expression; Innate immunity; Toll-like receptor 5; Pseudogene; Flagellin
Tags AKR, rivok
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Abstract
Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) is a Pattern-recognition receptor responsible for microbial flagellin detection in vertebrates and, hence, recognition of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Herein, we report emergence of TLR5 pseudogene in several phylogenetic lineages of passerine birds (Aves: Passeriformes). Out of 47 species examined in this study 18 possessed a TLR5 pseudogene. Phylogenetic analysis together with the type of mutation responsible for pseudogenization indicate that TLR5 pseudogene emerged at least seven times independently in passerines. Lack of any functional copy of the gene has been verified based on TLR5 mRNA blood expression in four species representing the four main passerine lineages possessing the TLR5 pseudogene. Our results suggest that the non-functional TLR5 variant is fixed in those lineages or, at least, that individuals homozygote in the TLR5 pseudogene are frequent in the investigated species. Further research is needed to assess the impact of the TLR5 loss on immunological performance in birds.
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