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Kugapreethan R, Wan Q, Nilojan J, Lee J. Identification and characterization of a calcium-dependent lily-type lectin from black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii): Molecular antennas are involved in host defense via pathogen recognition. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 81:54-62. [PMID: 29154855 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Lily-type lectins (LTLs) are soluble pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs) that contain one or more characteristic carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs), through which LTLs bind reversibly and specifically to cognate sugar moieties present on the invading pathogen membrane and trigger the host innate immune responses. In this study, we identified a LTL homolog (SsLTL) from black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) transcriptome database and its functional roles in innate immunity was investigated in vitro and in vivo. Three mannose-binding sites were found in the protein sequence of SsLTL, among which two sites are conserved with those in mannose-binding lectins of monocotyledonous plants. SsLTL were highly expressed in both the external and internal mucosal tissues of healthy rockfish. During the immune challenge, early up-regulation of SsLTL mRNA expression showed in gill and blood upon both poly I:C and S. iniae challenges. In contrast, the challenge with lipopolysaccharide significantly down-regulated SsLTL expression in both examined tissues. Recombinant SsLTL showed a hemagglutination activity toward fish erythrocytes, which could be enhanced by the addition of calcium ions. Furthermore, strong agglutination activity of SsLTL was also observed with a broad range of fish pathogenic bacteria. Our results implied the crucial role of SsLTL as a PRR molecule in the black rockfish defense mechanism against invading microbial pathogens.
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- Roopasingam Kugapreethan
- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea; Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63333, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63243, Republic of Korea; Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 63333, Republic of Korea.
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Hirai M, Mori T. Fertilization is a novel attacking site for the transmission blocking of malaria parasites. Acta Trop 2010; 114:157-61. [PMID: 19665985 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Malaria parasites perform sexual reproduction in mosquitoes where a pair of gametes fertilizes and differentiates into zygotes, and a single zygote produces several thousands of progeny infectious to next vertebrates. Although the parasite fertilization step has been considered as Achilles' heel of parasite life cycle and thus a critical target for blocking malaria transmission in the mosquito, its molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Previously, we identified that GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1 (GCS1) is a reproduction factor in angiosperm. Subsequently, it was found that rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei and green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii possess GCS1 homologues which also play essential roles in gamete interaction. Moreover, intensive database mining revealed that GCS1-like gene homologues exist in the genomes of various organisms. Thus, it appears that GCS1 is an ancient and highly conserved molecule functioning at gamete interaction. In this mini-review, we describe the mechanisms of gametogenesis and fertilization in malaria parasites, comparing with other eukaryotic reproduction, and also speculate GCS1 functions in gamete interaction. We discuss the possibility of whether malaria GCS1 is a novel type of transmission blocking vaccine, by which anti-malaria GCS1 antibody may halt parasite fertilization and subsequent developments in the mosquitoes.
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- Makoto Hirai
- Division of Medical Zoology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi, Japan.
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Over the years it has been important for humans to control the populations of harmful insects and insecticides have been used for this purpose in agricultural and horticultural sectors. Synthetic insecticides, owing to their various side effects, have been widely replaced by biological insecticides. In this review we attempt to describe three bacterial species that are known to produce insecticidal toxins of tremendous biotechnological, agricultural, and economic importance. Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) accounts for 90% of the bioinsecticide market and it produces insecticidal toxins referred to as delta endotoxins. The other two bacteria belong to the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, which are symbiotically associated with entomopathogenic nematodes of the families Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae respectively. Whereas, Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus exist in a mutualistic association with the entomopathogenic nematodes, BT act alone. BT formulations are widely used in the field against insects; however, over the years there has been a gradual development of insect resistance against BT toxins. No resistance against Xenorhabdus or Photorhabdus has been reported to date. More recently BT transgenic crops have been prepared; however, there are growing concerns about the safety of these genetically modified crops. Nematodal formulations are also used in the field to curb harmful insect populations. Resistance development to entomopathogenic nematodes is unlikely due to the physical macroscopic nature of infection. Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus transgenes have not yet been prepared; but are predicted to be available in the near future. In this review we start with an overview of the synthetic insecticides and then discuss Bacillus thuringiensis, Xenorhabdus nematophilus, and Photorhabdus luminescens in greater detail.
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Kim YM, Park KI, Choi KS, Alvarez RA, Cummings RD, Cho M. Lectin from the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum Is Induced upon Infection with the Protozoan Parasite Perkinsus olseni. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:26854-64. [PMID: 16785239 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601251200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glycan-binding proteins (lectins) are widely expressed in many invertebrates, although the biosynthesis and functions of the lectins are not well understood. Here we report that Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) synthesizes a lectin termed Manila clam lectin (MCL) upon infection with the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni. MCL is synthesized in hemocytes as a approximately 74-kDa precursor and secreted into hemolymph where it is converted to 30- and 34-kDa polypeptides. The synthesis of MCL in hemocytes is stimulated by one or more factors in Perkinsus-infected hemolymph, but not directly by Perkinsus itself. MCL can bind to the surfaces of purified hypnospores and zoospores of the parasite, and this binding is inhibitable by either EDTA or GalNAc. Fluorescent beads coated with purified MCL were actively phagocytosed by hemocytes from the clam. Immunohistochemistry showed that secreted MCL is concentrated within cyst-like structures. To define the glycan binding specificity of MCL we examined its binding to an array of biotinylated glycans. MCL recognizes terminal non-reducing beta-linked GalNAc as expressed within the LacdiNAc motif GalNAcbeta1-4GlcNAcbeta1-R and glycans with terminal, non-reducing beta-linked Gal residues. Our results show that the synthesis of MCL is specifically up-regulated upon parasite infection of the clams and may serve as an opsonin through recognition of terminal GalNAc/Gal residues on the parasites.
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- Young Mee Kim
- Department of Medicine, School of Applied Marine Science, Cheju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea
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Majumder S, Roy A, Mandal C. Prediction of 3-D structures of fucose-binding proteins and structural analysis of their interaction with ligands. Glycoconj J 2005; 20:545-50. [PMID: 15454693 DOI: 10.1023/b:glyc.0000043291.42999.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The importance of fucose-binding proteins stems from the presence of fucose as terminal sugars in H and Lewis (a) blood groups. Recently, the structure of a complex between Anguilla anguilla agglutinin (AAA) and alpha-L-fucose has been worked out at 1.9 A resolution. The structure of AAA characterizes the novel fold of an entire lectin family. In the present study, molecular modeling techniques have been used to identify new proteins that can provide a similar fucose binding module in the newly discovered genomic sequences using the above mentioned structural information. We modeled 3-D structures of three such proteins, namely, ebiP5322 protein of Anopheles gambiae, a pentraxin of Xenopus laevis, and the fw gene product of Drosophila melanogaster. alpha-L-fucose was docked in the binding pockets of the modeled structures followed by energy minimization and molecular dynamic runs to obtain the most probable structures of the complexes. Properties of these modeled complexes were studied to examine the nature of physicochemical forces involved in the complex formation and compared with AAA-alpha-L-fucose complex. It was found that ebiP5322 protein of A. gambiae and the pentraxin of X. laevis can provide a fucose-binding fold similar to AAA. We studied structures of four protein-fucose complexes to examine the electrostatic potential surfaces around the binding site and concluded that a highly positive-charged surface was not a necessary condition of fucose-binding.
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- Sujata Majumder
- Drug Design, Development and Molecular Modelling Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032, India
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Mendoza HL, Faye I. Physiological aspects of the immunoglobulin superfamily in invertebrates. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 1999; 23:359-74. [PMID: 10426428 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-305x(99)00017-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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- H L Mendoza
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Centro De Investigacion sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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Saito T, Hatada M, Iwanaga S, Kawabata S. A newly identified horseshoe crab lectin with binding specificity to O-antigen of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:30703-8. [PMID: 9388206 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.49.30703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We identified a novel horseshoe crab hemocyte-derived lectin, which we named tachylectin-4. It has more potent hemagglutinating activity against human A-type erythrocytes than a previously identified hemocyte lectin with an affinity to N-acetylglucosamine, tachylectin-2. The purified tachylectin-4 is an oligomeric glycoprotein of 470 kDa, composed of subunits of 30 and 31.5 kDa. Ca2+ at 10 mM enhanced the hemagglutinating activity 4-fold, and the activity was inhibited by EDTA and o-phenanthroline. L-Fucose and N-acetylneuraminic acid at 100 mM completely inhibited the activity of tachylectin-4. The activity was also inhibited more strongly by bacterial S-type lipopolysaccharides (LPS) but not by R-type LPS lacking O-antigen. The most effective S-type LPS was from Escherichia coli O111:B4, and the minimum concentration required for inhibiting agglutination against human A-type erythrocytes (0.1 microg/ml) was 160-fold lower than those of S-type LPS from Salmonella minnesota. Therefore, colitose (3-deoxy-L-fucose), a unique sugar present in the O-antigen of E. coli O111:B4 with structural similarity to L-fucose, is the most probable candidate for a specific ligand of tachylectin-4. A cDNA coding for tachylectin-4 was isolated from a hemocyte cDNA library. The open reading frame of the 1344-base pair cDNA coded for the mature protein with 232 amino acids. There is no significant sequence similarity to any other known LPS-binding lectins, whereas tachylectin-4 is homologous to the NH2-terminal domain with unknown functions of Xenopus laevis pentraxin 1.
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- T Saito
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-82, Japan
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Forst S, Dowds B, Boemare N, Stackebrandt E. Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp.: bugs that kill bugs. Annu Rev Microbiol 1997; 51:47-72. [PMID: 9343343 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.51.1.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 368] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp. are gram negative gamma proteobacteria that form entomopathogenic symbioses with soil nematodes. They undergo a complex life cycle that involves a symbiotic stage, in which the bacteria are carried in the gut of the nematodes, and a pathogenic stage, in which susceptible insect prey are killed by the combined action of the nematode and the bacteria. Both bacteria produce antibiotics, intracellular protein crystals, and numerous other products. These traits change in phase variants, which arise when the bacteria are maintained under stationary phase conditions in the laboratory. Molecular biological studies suggest that Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp. may serve as valuable model systems for studying signal transduction and transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Such studies also indicate that these bacterial groups, which had been previously considered to be very similar, may actually be quite different at the molecular level.
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- S Forst
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53201, USA.
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Coustau C, Carkion Y, Nappi A, Shotkoski F, ffrench-Constant R. Differential induction of antibacterial transcripts in Drosophila susceptible and resistant to parasitism by Leptopilina boulardi. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 5:167-172. [PMID: 8799734 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00050.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Two well-described elements of the immune response of insects include encapsulation of metazoan parasites (blood-cell-mediated) and the production of antibacterial peptides (humoral and/or cellular). However, the possible functional interrelationship between cellular encapsulation and antibacterial responses, and the extent to which the two components may be co-regulated, are poorly understood. We used a novel approach involving strains of Drosophila resistant (R) or susceptible (S) to the wasp parasitoid Leptopilina boulardi to study the expression of three genes involved in the antibacterial response: Dorsal-related immunity factor (Dif), Cecropin (CecA1) and Diptericin (Dip). Both S and R strains produced high levels of all antibacterial transcripts upon bacterial injection. However, when parasitized the R strain showed no induction whilst the S strain did. This lack of antibacterial transcript induction in the parasitized R strain not only clarifies the separation of these two types of immune response but also raises the fascinating possibility of a link in their genetic regulation.
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- C Coustau
- Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Russell Laboratories, USA
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Forst S, Nealson K. Molecular biology of the symbiotic-pathogenic bacteria Xenorhabdus spp. and Photorhabdus spp. Microbiol Rev 1996; 60:21-43. [PMID: 8852894 PMCID: PMC239416 DOI: 10.1128/mr.60.1.21-43.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- S Forst
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53201, USA.
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