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The associations between MHC genes and metazoan parasites in the fish populations living under the different level of environmental pollution

ŠIMKOVÁ, Andrea; Martina PEČÍNKOVÁ; Barbora BÍMOVÁ a Peter MIKULÍČEK

Základní údaje

Originální název

The associations between MHC genes and metazoan parasites in the fish populations living under the different level of environmental pollution

Název česky

Vztah mezi MHC geny a rybími mnohobuněčnými parazity v odlišných environmentálních podmínkách

Autoři

ŠIMKOVÁ, Andrea; Martina PEČÍNKOVÁ; Barbora BÍMOVÁ a Peter MIKULÍČEK

Vydání

Windhoek, Namibie, The 35th Annual Congress of the Parasitological Society of Southern Africa, Windhoek (Namibia), Book of Abstracts, s. 23-23, 2006

Nakladatel

Department of Biology, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Namibie

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/06:00016154

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

MHC genes;fish;parasite

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Anotace

V originále

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) represents a group of genes of the highly polymorphic loci encoding the proteins that bind a peptide fragments derived from the foreign antigens and stimulate an immune response. The specific role of MHC as a mediator of the adaptive immune response suggests that the MHC profile could reflect the effects of environmental changes connected with chemical pollution as well as the indirect parasite-mediated selection. However, until now MHC variation has not been often used in the pollutant assays. In our study we tested whether the immunogenetic profiles measured by nucleotide and amino-acid substitutions in MHC class IIB (DAB genes) predominantly in peptide-binding regions vary between fish populations living under conditions of different environmental stress and parasite pressure. In the freshwater fish gudgeon, Gobio gobio, three populations collected from the localities differing by the environmental pollution (heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants) were studied. Fish were investigated for all metazoan parasites and the representatives of Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Acanthocephala were recorded. The differences in presence or absence of the metazoan parasite species were observed as well as the parasite intensity infection was different when comparing three localities. Moreover, the different composition of parasite communities was observed concerning the proportions of specialist and generalist parasites. Even several MHC haplotypes were shared between populations, the specific alleles (or the specific nucleotide or amino-acid motives within alleles) were observed in each locality. The relationships between parasitism and MHC diversity in the association with different level of environmental pollution were analyzed and discussed.

Česky

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) represents a group of genes of the highly polymorphic loci encoding the proteins that bind a peptide fragments derived from the foreign antigens and stimulate an immune response. The specific role of MHC as a mediator of the adaptive immune response suggests that the MHC profile could reflect the effects of environmental changes connected with chemical pollution as well as the indirect parasite-mediated selection. However, until now MHC variation has not been often used in the pollutant assays. In our study we tested whether the immunogenetic profiles measured by nucleotide and amino-acid substitutions in MHC class IIB (DAB genes) predominantly in peptide-binding regions vary between fish populations living under conditions of different environmental stress and parasite pressure. In the freshwater fish gudgeon, Gobio gobio, three populations collected from the localities differing by the environmental pollution (heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants) were studied. Fish were investigated for all metazoan parasites and the representatives of Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda and Acanthocephala were recorded. The differences in presence or absence of the metazoan parasite species were observed as well as the parasite intensity infection was different when comparing three localities. Moreover, the different composition of parasite communities was observed concerning the proportions of specialist and generalist parasites. Even several MHC haplotypes were shared between populations, the specific alleles (or the specific nucleotide or amino-acid motives within alleles) were observed in each locality. The relationships between parasitism and MHC diversity in the association with different level of environmental pollution were analyzed and discussed.

Návaznosti

GA524/04/1128, projekt VaV
Název: MHC třída IIB genů evropských kaprovitých ryb: jejich genetická variabilita a evoluce ve vztahu k životní strategii hostitelů a parazitismu
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, MHC třída IIB genů evropských kaprovitých ryb: jejich genetická variabilita a evoluce ve vztahu k životní strategii hostitelů a parazitismu
MSM0021622416, záměr
Název: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase
Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Diverzita biotických společenstev: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase