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Chapter 6<br />

On challenge with WSSV, a general down-regulation of the penaeidin-<br />

3 genes could be noticed in various target tissues. Penaeidin-3 transcripts<br />

could be found only in the gills <strong>and</strong> intestine of the WSSV challenged<br />

shrimps, intestine supporting maximum expression of the gene. But in case<br />

of Bacillus treated group, the gene was found to be up-regulated<br />

considerably in all the tissues, except heart. Gill was found to support<br />

maximum expression of the gene, followed by intestine, muscle <strong>and</strong><br />

hepatopancreas (Fig. 6. 23 B & D).<br />

6.3.4.6. <strong>Expression</strong> profile of penaeidin-5<br />

Very low level of penaeidin-5 expression could be observed in the<br />

various tissues of gills, muscle <strong>and</strong> heart of the control group of shrimps.<br />

And no transcripts were detected in the hepatopancreas <strong>and</strong> intestine prior<br />

to WSSV challenge. Whereas in the Bacillus administered group of shrimps,<br />

up-regulation of the gene was noticed, with gill <strong>and</strong> muscle supporting<br />

maximum expression followed by intestine (Fig. 6. 24 A & C).<br />

On challenge with WSSV, up-regulation of the penaeidin-5 gene could<br />

be noticed in the various target tissues of the control group of shrimps.<br />

Maximum expression was supported by the gills <strong>and</strong> intestine. Bacillus<br />

treated group also supported maximum up-regulation of the penaeidin-5<br />

gene, <strong>and</strong> maximum expression was found in the intestine followed by gills<br />

<strong>and</strong> muscle (Fig. 6. 24 B & D).<br />

6.3.5. <strong>Expression</strong> profile of WSSV genes in various tissues of P.<br />

monodon in response to the administration of probiotic Bacillus<br />

Since, all the WSSV genes studied in the haemocytes of Bacillus treated<br />

group, was found to follow a similar pattern of expression; only two WSSV<br />

genes were considered for studying the tissue-wise expression profile. In the<br />

control group both WSSV genes analyzed viz. the latency related gene (Fig.<br />

6.25) <strong>and</strong> VP 28 gene (Fig. 6.26), gave amplifications <strong>and</strong> followed a similar<br />

pattern of expression for the various target tissues analyzed. Muscle was<br />

<strong>Molecular</strong> <strong>Characterization</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Expression</strong> <strong>Profiling</strong> of Antimicrobial Peptides in Penaeid Shrimps<br />

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