>Citation : Leclerc M (2021) The Asterias Rubens Sea Star Igkappa Gene when Compared to Marthasterias Glacialis Sea Star Genome (Echinodermata). J Virol Viral Dis 1(1). doi https://doi.org/10.54289/JVVD2100105  

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Michel Leclerc*

Immunology of Invertebrates, Department of Biology -Biochemistry, Orléans University, France

*Corresponding author: Michel Leclerc, Immunology of Invertebrates, Department of Biology -Biochemistry, Orléans University, France

Abstract


The sea star IGKappa gene was cloned in 2014 by the use of primers. It was compared in the present work to Marthasterias glacialis sea star genome. A high identity was found with this last one.

Introduction:


The sequence of the sea star Asterias rubens IGKappa gene was described by our team, in 2014 [1]. Since we have tried to find homologies between this gene and genes from another Asterid: Marthasterias glacialis
We report, in the precedent paper, results obtained with these last ones by the use of blasts against human genes [2, 3].
The sequence of the sea star IGKappa gene is the following [1]:
5’GGATCCGGAGGAATGCGTGGCAACATGGCGTCTCTATGGATGTTCTTCTTTGTCGTGGGGATAACTTTACAACGGAGTTTGGCGATTTACACGTTTCGCGAGCAACCGTCGGACACTAGCGCGTTGCAGGGGAGCACAGTGGTGCTTCACTGCTCCGTTGAGCAGTACATAAACACCACGGCCATCGTTTGGTGGAGCCGTGACTCGGTCATCAGCCACAACAAAGACCTGAAACTGTCCAGTCTAAACACCGACCAGCTCCAAAGGTACTCGATTTCAGGCGACGCATCTCGGGGGGAATTCAACCTTAAAATAGTGAACTTTACCGCCACAGACGCCGCCAGTTACCGCTGTCAGATGTAAGAATTC3’

Results:


Results are summarized in table below:

  Table 1: Blastn original sequence: Blastn results

Molecule type: dna
Query length: 357

Description Scientific name Max score Total score Query cover E. Value Per. Ident Acc Len Accession
Predicted: Asterias Rubens Uncharacterized Loc117296905 (Loc117296905), mRNA Asterias rubens 634 634 97% 2e-177 99.43% 4538 XM_033780010.1
Asterias Rubens Genome Assembly, Chromosome: 11 Asterias rubens 634 634 97% 2e-177 99.43% 18069988 LR699102.1
Marthasterias Glacialis Genome Assembly, Chromosome: 6 Marthasterias glacialis 329 329 95% 9e-86 84.16% 28777708 OU452224.1

The graphic summary gives the opportunity to see the top3 Blast Hits:

As for Alignements we find a high identity nearly 100% as shown below:
99% Identities (347/349bp) with Predicted: Asterias Rubens Uncharacterized Loc117296905 (Loc117296905), mRNA
Reference Sequence: XM_033780010.1
Length: 4539
Aligment: 1546 - 1894

Conclusion


We retain from this bioinformatic analysis, a high identity between the Asterias rubens sea star IGKappa gene with the sea star Marthasterias glacialis genome. Those genes, neverthelessseem less evolved that the Ophuirid IGKappa gene we discovered 1 month ago [4] in terms of Immune functions.Sea stars belong to Asterid class. They are Echinodermasta like Ophuirids.

References


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  4. Leclerc M (2021) E IG V-L K appa Expression from Sea Star Igkappa Gene. J Clin Class Immunol. 1(1). [Ref.]