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Linkage Mapping of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) in Japanese Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are responsible for the recognition of specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns and consequently activate signal pathways leading to inflammatory and interferon responses. The region surrounding several TLRs was previously found to be associated with resistance to specific disease. Hence, we determined the location of 11 TLRs in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) using polymorphic microsatellite markers. TLR1 and TLR3 were located on linkage group (LG) 21 and 7, respectively. Membrane TLR5 and soluble TLR5 were mapped to LG22. TLR7 and TLR8 were mapped to LG3. TLR9 was found on LG1 and TLR14 and TLR21 were located on the same linkage group, LG10. TLR22 was found on LG8. Interestingly, TLR2 was mapped with the previously reported Poli9-8TUF microsatellite marker which is tightly associated with lymphocystis virus disease resistance. Therefore, TLR2 is a candidate gene for resistance to lymphocystis disease. These results imply that the location of a TLR associated with a particular disease may be valuable for the research on the relationship between host immune response and disease resistance.

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  1. Laboratory of Genome Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan

    Seong Don Hwang, Tomokazu Takano, Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono & Takashi Aoki

  2. Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan

    Kanako Fuji & Takashi Sakamoto

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Hwang, S.D., Fuji, K., Takano, T. et al. Linkage Mapping of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) in Japanese Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus . Mar Biotechnol 13, 1086–1091 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-011-9371-x

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