Abstract

As a key regulator of the innate immune system, FoxO1 has a variety of activities in biological organisms. In the present study, grouper FoxO1 (EcFoxO1) was cloned and the antiviral activity in red grouper neuron necrosis virus (RGNNV) and Singapore grouper iridescent virus (SGIV) was examined. The open reading frame (ORF) of EcFoxO1 contains 2,034 base pairs that encode a protein of 677 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 73.21 kDa. EcFoxO1 was shown to be broadly distributed in healthy grouper tissues, and was up-regulated in vitro in response to stimulation by RGNNV and SGIV. EcFoxO1 has a whole-cell distribution in grouper spleen (GS) cells. EcFoxO1 decreased the replication of RGNNV and SGIV, and activated interferon (IFN) 3, IFN-stimulated response element (ISRE), and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) promoter activities. EcFoxO1 could interact with EcIRF3. Together, the results demonstrated that EcFoxO1 might be an important regulator of grouper innate immune response against RGNNV and SGIV infection.

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