The CXC chemokine receptors of fish: Insights into CXCR evolution in the vertebrates

Jun Zou; Anthony K Redmond; Zhitao Qi; Helen Dooley; Chris J Secombes

doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.01.004

The CXC chemokine receptors of fish: Insights into CXCR evolution in the vertebrates

Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2015 May 1:215:117-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

Authors

Jun Zou¹, Anthony K Redmond², Zhitao Qi³, Helen Dooley⁴, Chris J Secombes⁵

Affiliations

¹ Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Centre for Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
³ Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Key Laboratory of Aquaculture and Ecology of Coastal Pools of Jiangsu Province, Department of Ocean Technology, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China.
⁴ School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
⁵ Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.

PMID: 25623148
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.01.004

Abstract

This article will review current knowledge on CXCR in fish, that represent three distinct vertebrate groups: Agnatha (jawless fishes), Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) and Osteichthyes (bony fishes). With the sequencing of many fish genomes, information on CXCR in these species in particular has expanded considerably. In mammals, 6 CXCRs have been described, and their homologues will be initially reviewed before considering a number of atypical CXCRs and a discussion of CXCR evolution.

Keywords: CXC chemokine receptors; Evolution; Fish; Vertebrates.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution*
Fishes / genetics*
Receptors, CXCR / genetics*
Vertebrates / genetics*

Substances

Receptors, CXCR