JEDLIČKOVÁ, Lucie, Hana DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Jan DVOŘÁK, John P. DALTON, Martin KAŠNÝ, Lenka ULRYCHOVÁ, Jiří VOREL and Libor MIKEŠ. A group of cathepsins L as predominant proteolytic enzymes of Eudiplozoon nipponicum. In 8th International Symposium on Monogenea. 2017. ISBN 978-80-210-8666-1.
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Original name A group of cathepsins L as predominant proteolytic enzymes of Eudiplozoon nipponicum
Authors JEDLIČKOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Hana DVOŘÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jan DVOŘÁK (203 Czech Republic), John P. DALTON (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Martin KAŠNÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka ULRYCHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jiří VOREL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Libor MIKEŠ (203 Czech Republic).
Edition 8th International Symposium on Monogenea, 2017.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Conference abstract
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW ECIP - European Centre of IchthyoParasitology
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00094960
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-80-210-8666-1
Keywords in English Sequencing; transcriptomics; helminths; Eudiplozoon nipponicum; Monogenea
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Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Jiří Vorel, Ph.D., učo 376321. Changed: 20/9/2017 14:23.
Abstract
Cathepsin L-like peptidases of the hematophagous monogenean Eudiplozoon nipponicum (family Diplozoidae) seem to play a key role in the digestion of host blood proteins. We have identified at least 13 different transcripts coding for cathepsins L in the transcriptome of adult worms. Two of them, the most transcribed ones, named EnCL1 [GenBank: KP793605] and EnCL3 [GenBank: KP793606], were heterologously expressed in E. coli bacterial (rEnCL1b) and P. pastoris yeast systems (rEnCL1y and rEnCL3y). While rEnCL3y was obtained as a relatively stable zymogen (proenzyme) and could be autoactivated at low pH, rEnCL1y undertook self-processing in yeast medium and was very unstable. Both recombinant enzymes exhibited substrate preferences characteristic for cathepsin L-like peptidases, and were able to hydrolyze hemoglobin, albumin, type I collagen, IgG, and fibrinogen. Specific RNA probes and monospecific antibodies localized the transcripts/enzymes inside the vesicles of haematin cells of the digestive tract. Moreover, both EnCL1 and EnCL3 were also detected in the gut lumen of adult worms. These results strongly support the idea that both CL endopeptidases studied participate in processing of blood. Additionally, bioinformatic sequence analyses were performed in order to compare the other cathepsin L-like sequences found in the transcriptome of adult E. nipponicum. One of the sequences (named EnCL2) has a conspicuously divergent composition of the S2 subsite, and could be expected to efficiently cleave the substrates with proline in P2 position, including the repeated Gly-Pro-Xaa motifs occurring within the amino acid sequence of collagen. Thanks to this, EnCL2 might participate in disruption of host tissues, e.g. of gill lamellae.
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GBP505/12/G112, research and development projectName: ECIP - Evropské centrum ichtyoparazitologie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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