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Life cycle stage-resolved proteomic analysis of the excretome/secretome from Strongyloides ratti--identification of stage-specific proteases.
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Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP [Mol Cell Proteomics] 2011 Dec; Vol. 10 (12), pp. M111.010157. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Sep 30. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- A wide range of biomolecules, including proteins, are excreted and secreted from helminths and contribute to the parasite's successful establishment, survival, and reproduction in an adverse habitat. Excretory and secretory proteins (ESP) are active at the interface between parasite and host and comprise potential targets for intervention. The intestinal nematode Strongyloides spp. exhibits an exceptional developmental plasticity in its life cycle characterized by parasitic and free-living generations. We investigated ESP from infective larvae, parasitic females, and free-living stages of the rat parasite Strongyloides ratti, which is genetically very similar to the human pathogen, Strongyloides stercoralis. Proteomic analysis of ESP revealed 586 proteins, with the largest number of stage-specific ESP found in infective larvae (196), followed by parasitic females (79) and free-living stages (35). One hundred and forty proteins were identified in all studied stages, including anti-oxidative enzymes, heat shock proteins, and carbohydrate-binding proteins. The stage-selective ESP of (1) infective larvae included an astacin metalloproteinase, the L3 Nie antigen, and a fatty acid retinoid-binding protein; (2) parasitic females included a prolyl oligopeptidase (prolyl serine carboxypeptidase), small heat shock proteins, and a secreted acidic protein; (3) free-living stages included a lysozyme family member, a carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzyme, and saponin-like protein. We verified the differential expression of selected genes encoding ESP by qRT-PCR. ELISA analysis revealed the recognition of ESP by antibodies of S. ratti-infected rats. A prolyl oligopeptidase was identified as abundant parasitic female-specific ESP, and the effect of pyrrolidine-based prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitors showed concentration- and time-dependent inhibitory effects on female motility. The characterization of stage-related ESP from Strongyloides will help to further understand the interaction of this unique intestinal nematode with its host.
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- Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Culture Media chemistry
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Helminth Proteins genetics
Immune Sera chemistry
Intestines parasitology
Larva genetics
Larva growth & development
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Peptide Hydrolases genetics
Peptide Hydrolases metabolism
Prolyl Oligopeptidases
Protease Inhibitors pharmacology
Protein Sorting Signals
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Proteomics
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Analysis, Protein
Serine Endopeptidases genetics
Statistics, Nonparametric
Strongyloides ratti genetics
Strongyloides ratti growth & development
Strongyloidiasis parasitology
Helminth Proteins metabolism
Larva enzymology
Serine Endopeptidases metabolism
Strongyloides ratti enzymology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1535-9484
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21964353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1074/mcp.M111.010157