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Tick galactosyltransferases are involved in alpha-Gal synthesis and play a role during Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and Ixodes scapularis tick vector development

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    SYSNO ASEP0497760
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevTick galactosyltransferases are involved in alpha-Gal synthesis and play a role during Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and Ixodes scapularis tick vector development
    Tvůrce(i) Cabezas Cruz, Alejandro (BC-A)
    Espinosa, P. J. (ES)
    Alberdi, P. (ES)
    Šimo, L. (FR)
    Valdés, James J. (BC-A) RID, ORCID
    Mateos-Hernández, L. (ES)
    Contreras, M. (ES)
    Villar Rayo, M. (ES)
    de la Fuente, J. (ES)
    Celkový počet autorů9
    Číslo článku14224
    Zdroj.dok.Scientific Reports. - : Nature Publishing Group - ISSN 2045-2322
    Roč. 8, September 21 (2018)
    Poč.str.18 s.
    Forma vydáníOnline - E
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.GB - Velká Británie
    Klíč. slovared meat allergy ; multiple sequence alignment ; human gb3/cd77 synthase ; amino-acid ; pathogen infection ; metabolic pathways ; immune-response ; cell-lines ; expression ; identification
    Vědní obor RIVEC - Imunologie
    Obor OECDImmunology
    Institucionální podporaBC-A - RVO:60077344
    UT WOS000445276500005
    EID SCOPUS85053724174
    DOI10.1038/s41598-018-32664-z
    AnotaceThe carbohydrate Gal alpha 1-3Gal beta 1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (alpha-Gal) is produced in all mammals except for humans, apes and old world monkeys that lost the ability to synthetize this carbohydrate. Therefore, humans can produce high antibody titers against alpha-Gal. Anti-alpha-Gal IgE antibodies have been associated with tick-induced allergy (i.e. alpha-Gal syndrome) and anti-alpha-Gal IgG/IgM antibodies may be involved in protection against malaria, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. The alpha-Gal on tick salivary proteins plays an important role in the etiology of the alpha-Gal syndrome. However, whether ticks are able to produce endogenous alpha-Gal remains currently unknown. In this study, the Ixodes scapularis genome was searched for galactosyltransferases and three genes were identified as potentially involved in the synthesis of alpha-Gal. Heterologous gene expression in alpha-Gal-negative cells and gene knockdown in ticks confirmed that these genes were involved in alpha-Gal synthesis and are essential for tick feeding. Furthermore, these genes were shown to play an important role in tick-pathogen interactions. Results suggested that tick cells increased alpha-Gal levels in response to Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection to control bacterial infection. These results provided the molecular basis of endogenous alpha-Gal production in ticks and suggested that tick galactosyltransferases are involved in vector development, tick-pathogen interactions and possibly the etiology of alpha-Gal syndrome in humans.
    PracovištěBiologické centrum (od r. 2006)
    KontaktDana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214
    Rok sběru2019
    Elektronická adresahttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-32664-z
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