-
开放科学(资源服务)标志码(OSID):
-
犬弓首蛔虫Toxocara canis是一种寄生在犬及犬科动物小肠内的寄生虫,其感染性虫卵或幼虫是弓首蛔虫病(Toxocariasis)的病原体[1]. 弓首蛔虫病是一种人兽共患寄生虫病,人和其他哺乳动物主要通过意外摄入含有T. canis感染性幼虫或虫卵的食物而感染[2]. 作为非特异性宿主,人感染后感染性虫卵可以在小肠内发育成为L2幼虫,但不能发育为成虫,L2幼虫穿过宿主小肠壁黏膜,通过循环系统移行进入机体肺脏、肝脏、肌肉和大脑等各种器官、组织中,造成器官和组织的损伤,引发宿主的免疫和炎症反应[3-4],从而出现不同的临床症状,如隐性弓首蛔虫病(covert toxocariasis,CT)、神经弓首蛔虫病(neurological toxocariasis,NT)、内脏幼虫移行症(visceral larva migrans,VLM)及眼睛幼虫移行症(ocular larve migrans,OLM) 等[5-6],严重危害人类的身体健康.
磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein,PEBP)是一个高度保守的多功能碱性胞质蛋白,其表面具有一个狭窄的空腔,是重要的配体结合位点,可结合膜磷脂、核苷酸、三磷酸腺苷等多种物质,参与维持细胞稳态,调节细胞分化、迁移和黏附等多种生物学功能[7-9]. 在寄生虫中,磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(PEBP)可参与细胞的生长、发育、繁殖和信号传导等. 如寄生恶性疟原虫PEBP能促进虫体的生长、发育和繁殖等[10-11];肝片吸虫磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白通过与CD14受体进行结合来抑制p38蛋白、细胞外调节蛋白激酶(ERK)和应激活化蛋白激酶(JNK)的磷酸化,从而抑制LPS诱导的炎性反应,具有免疫调节特性[12]. 犬弓首蛔虫磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(Tc-PEPB)的研究未见报道,本研究通过克隆、鉴定Tc-pebp全长基因,采用qRT-PCR技术对犬弓首蛔虫各组织进行转录差异水平分析,以期为探讨Tc-PEBP蛋白的功能奠定基础.
Molecular Characterization and Tissue Transcription Analysis of Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine Binding Protein of Toxocara canis
-
摘要: 为研究犬弓首蛔虫Toxocara canis磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白(Tc-pebp)基因的分子特性,本试验根据Tc-pebp基因的编码序列(GenBank No:AAC46843.1)设计引物,克隆、鉴定Tc-pebp全长基因,并进行多重序列比对和种系发育进化树分析;采用qRT-PCR检测Tc-pebp基因在雌、雄虫中的组织差异表达. 结果显示Tc-pebp全长基因为789 bp,共编码262个氨基酸;功能结构域显示Tc-PEBP蛋白包含1个PBP保守结构域(第123~257位)和2个ShKT结构域(第22~58位、第59~94位). 多重序列比对分析表明Tc-PEBP蛋白的氨基酸序列与贝拉中杆线虫、秀丽隐杆线虫、异尖线虫和猪蛔虫均具有PBP保守结构域. 种系发育分析发现Tc-PEBP与贝拉中杆线虫进化关系较近. 组织差异表达分析发现Tc-pebp基因在雌虫各组织中均有较高水平的表达;其中卵巢的表达量最高,表明Tc-pebp基因可能参与了T. canis的繁殖和发育过程.Abstract: To study the molecular characteristics of Toxocaracanis phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein (Tc-PEBP), primerswere designed according to the coding sequence of Tc-pebp(GenBank No: AAC46843.1) to cloned and identify the full-length of Tc-pebp gene. The multiple sequence alignmentand phylogenetic tree analysis were analyzed. qRT-PCR was used to measure the differential transcription levels of Tc-pebp in tissues of male and female adult worms. The results showed that the full-length sequence of phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein gene of T. canis(Tc-pebp) was 789 bp, whichencodeda 262-amino-acid polypeptide. Functional domain analysis indicated that the Tc-PEBP protein contained aconserved PBP domain (aa 123-257) and two ShKT domains (aa 22-58 and aa 59-94). Multiple alignment analysis revealed that the amino acid sequence predicted from Tc-pebp shared a conserved PBP domain with that of sequence in Ascarissuum, Caenorhabditiselegans, Mesorhabditisbelar, and Anisakis simplex. Phylogenetic analysis suggested Tc-PEBP was closely related to the sequence of PEBP of M. belari. Tissue expression analysis revealed that the high transcription level of Tc-pebp was detected in tissues of the female adult worm, particularly in the ovary of the female adult worm, indicating that Tc-pebp may be involved in the reproduction and development of T. canis.
-
Key words:
- Toxocara canis /
- Tc-pebp gene /
- molecular characteristics /
- transcription analysis .
-
[1] doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19398275/ OVERGAAUW P A M, VAN ZUTPHEN L, HOEK D, et al. Zoonotic Parasites in Fecal Samples and Fur from Dogs and Cats in the Netherlands[J]. Veterinary Parasitology, 2009, 163(1/2): 115-122. [2] CHEN J, LIU Q, LIU G H, et al. Toxocariasis: a Silent Threat with a Progressive Public Health Impact[J]. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018, 7(1): 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s40249-017-0384-1 [3] PAWLOWSKI Z. Toxocariasis in Humans: Clinical Expression and Treatment Dilemma[J]. Journal of Helminthology, 2001, 75(4): 299-305. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X01000464 [4] doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20149289/ RUBINSKY-ELEFANT G, HIRATA C E, YAMAMOTO J H, et al. Human Toxocariasis: Diagnosis, Worldwide Seroprevalences and Clinical Expression of the Systemic and Ocular Forms[J]. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2010, 104(1): 3-23. [5] FINSTERER J, AUER H. Asymptomatic Neurocysticercosis over 15 Years Between Transitory Ischemic Attack as Initial and Epilepsy as Second Manifestation[J]. Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2013, 113(2): 203-204. doi: 10.1007/s13760-012-0144-8 [6] NICOLETTI A. Toxocariasis[M]//Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2013. [7] TANG H H, PARK S, SUN S C, et al. RKIP Inhibits NF-κB in Cancer Cells by Regulating Upstream Signaling Components of the IκB Kinase Complex[J]. FEBS Letters, 2010, 584(4): 662-668. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.12.051 [8] YEUNG K C, ROSE D W, DHILLON A S, et al. Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Interacts with NF-kappaB-Inducing Kinase and TAK1 and Inhibits NF-kappaB Activation[J]. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2001, 21(21): 7207-7217. doi: 10.1128/MCB.21.21.7207-7217.2001 [9] KROSLAK T, KOCH T, KAHL E, et al. Human Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine-Binding Protein Facilitates Heterotrimeric G Protein-Dependent Signaling[J]. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001, 276(43): 39772-39778. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M106991200 [10] 郭杨, 陈立新, 姜海鹏, 等. 大豆胞囊线虫病抗性候选基因GmPEBP4-1克隆及表达分析[J]. 东北农业大学学报, 2020, 50(10): 10-19. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9369.2020.10.002 [11] TROTTEIN F, COWMAN A F. The Primary Structure of a Putative Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine-Binding Protein from Plasmodium Falciparum[J]. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 1995, 70(1/2): 235-239. [12] FIGUEROA-SANTIAGO O, ESPINO A M. FasciolaHepatica Fatty Acid Binding Protein Induces the Alternative Activation of Human Macrophages[J]. Infection and Immunity, 2014, 82(12): 5005-5012. doi: 10.1128/IAI.02541-14 [13] 江艾耘, 李芳, 陈绍基, 等. 犬弓首蛔虫MUC-1基因的克隆及序列分析[J]. 西南大学学报(自然科学版), 2020, 42(3): 81-87. doi: http://xbgjxt.swu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.13718/j.cnki.xdzk.2020.03.011 [14] 黄汉成, 江艾耘, 罗永莉, 等. 犬弓首蛔虫abcg-5基因的克隆及序列分析[J]. 西南大学学报(自然科学版), 2019, 41(3): 23-29. doi: http://xbgjxt.swu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.13718/j.cnki.xdzk.2019.03.004 [15] 罗永莉, 朱宏宏, 江艾耘, 等. 犬弓首蛔虫卵黄原蛋白DUF1943结构域的克隆及原核表达[J]. 西南大学学报(自然科学版), 2018, 40(1): 15-20. doi: http://xbgjxt.swu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.13718/j.cnki.xdzk.2018.01.003 [16] HOWE K L, BOLT B J, SHAFIE M, et al. WormBase ParaSite-a Comprehensive Resource for Helminth Genomics[J]. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 2017, 215(7): 2-10. [17] BIAN J M, WU N, SU R B, et al. Opioid Receptor Trafficking and Signaling: What Happens after Opioid Receptor Activation?[J]. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2012, 32(2): 167-184. doi: 10.1007/s10571-011-9755-5 [18] GAO Y L, ZHONG J, JIANG L. Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Protects Microglial Cells Against 1-Methyl-4-Phenylpyridinium-Induced Neuroinflammation in Vitro[J]. Experimental Cell Research, 2018, 372(2): 108-117. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.09.016 [19] LIU R P, ZOU M, WANG J Y, et al. ParoxetineAmeliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Microglia Activation via Differential Regulation of MAPK Signaling[J]. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2014, 11(1): 36-47. doi: 10.1186/1742-2094-11-36 [20] doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28245468/ SU L, ZHANG R, CHEN Y, et al. Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Attenuates Ischemic-Induced Microglia Cell Apoptosis and Activationthrough NF-κB Pathway[J]. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017, 41(3): 1125-1134. [21] ZHAO S, WEI Y, PANG H, et al. Genome-Wide Identification of the PEBP Genes in Pears and the Putative Role of PBFT in Flower Bud Differentiation[J]. PeerJ, 2020, 8(7): e8928. [22] doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32507412/ JIN S, NASIM Z, SUSILA H, et al. Evolution and Functional Diversification of Flowering Locus T/Terminal Flower 1 Family Genes in Plants[J]. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2021, 109(5): 20-30. [23] JIN H, TANG X, XING M, et al. Molecular and Transcriptional Characterization of Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine-Binding Proteins in Wild Peanuts Arachis Duranensis and Arachis Ipaensis[J]. BMC Plant Biology, 2019, 19(1): 468-484. doi: 10.1186/s12870-019-2069-3 [24] DONG J, HAN L, WANG Y, et al. Transcript Expression Bias of Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine Binding Protein Gene in Bumblebee, Bombus Lantschouensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae)[J]. Gene, 2017, 627(1): 290-297. [25] doi: https://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/10950959 LOUKAS A, HINTZ M, LINDER D, et al. A Family of Secreted Mucins from the Parasitic Nematode Toxocara Canis Bears Diverse Mucin Domains but Shares Similar Flanking Six-Cysteine Repeat Motifs[J]. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000, 275(50): 39600-39607. [26] doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31273060/ IBÁÑEZ-SHIMABUKURO M, REY-BURUSCO M F, GABRIELSEN M, et al. Structure and Ligand Binding of As-P18, an Extracellular Fatty Acid Binding Protein from the Eggs of a Parasitic Nematode[J]. Bioscience Reports, 2019, 39(7): 1-16. [27] VALLÉE B, TEYSSIER C, MAGET-DANA R, et al. Stability and Physicochemical Properties of the Bovine Brain Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine-Binding Protein[J]. European Journal of Biochemistry, 1999, 266(1): 40-52. [28] doi: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012160604006128 FERNANDEZ A P, GIBBONS J, OKKEMA P G.C. Elegans Peb-1 Mutants Exhibit Pleiotropic Defects in Molting, Feeding, and Morphology[J]. Developmental Biology, 2004, 276(2): 352-366. [29] doi: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/9764918 GOBERT G N. Immunolocalization of Schistosome Proteins[J]. Microscopy Research and Technique, 1998, 42(3): 176-185. [30] doi: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9092532 MEI B S, KENNEDY M W, BEAUCHAMP J, et al. Secretion of a Novel, Developmentally Regulated Fatty Acid-Binding Protein into the Perivitelline Fluid of the Parasitic Nematode, Ascaris Suum[J]. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1997, 272(15): 9933-9941. [31] IBÁÑEZ-SHIMABUKURO M, REY-BURUSCO M F, COOPER A, et al. Resonance Assignment of As-P18, a Fatty Acid Binding Protein Secreted by Developing Larvae of the Parasitic Nematode Ascaris Suum[J]. Biomolecular NMR Assignments, 2014, 8(1): 33-36. [32] doi: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/9280893 GOBERT G N, STENZEL D J, JONES M K, et al. Immunolocalization of the Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Sj-FABPc within Adult Schistosoma Japonicum[J]. Parasitology, 1997, 115(1): 33-39.