Comparative study on secretome and transmembranome of immature and mature metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocularis
Comparative study on secretome and transmembranome of immature and mature metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocularis
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多房棘球蚴未成熟和成熟后绦虫分泌组和跨膜组的比较研究
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.05.006
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Oku Y
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作者:
Huang F;Dang;Z;Zhang H;Yagi K;Kim KS;Joseph M;Pu W;Oku Y
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a worldwide zoonosis caused byE. multilocularis. Humans become infected through oral ingestion of the eggs. Host ofE. multilocularisproduces immune responses that help to either reject and/or limit the growth of this parasite, and in response the parasite produces molecules against this immune attack. This study identifies candidate key molecules in the early infection phase and the chronic stage of the parasite infestation, through comparison of gene expression of 4- and 16-week metacestodes. First, RNA was isolated from 4- and 16-weeks metacestodes ofE. multilocularis(Nemuro strain). Thereafter, clean reads with lengths of 50 bp or longer were compared against a reference genome using TopHat. Functional annotation of transcripts ofE. multiloculariswere investigated using multi-step bioinformatics tools. At the gene ontology (GO) level, 356 and 1774 transmembrane (TM) predicted proteins of theE. multiloculariswere mapped to an enhanced ‘hydrolase activity’ and increased ‘transmembrane transporter activity’, respectively. In addition, comparison of gene expression level between 4- and 16-week metacestode revealed 168 different expression (DE) genes. This study has demonstrated that, the expression levels of predicted ES and TM proteins inE. multilocularischange in the transformation from one stage to another. Genes that are highly expressed in immature or mature metacestode could be explored as novel candidates for diagnostic antigens and vaccine targets.