Expression and Identification of a Novel Spore Wall Protein in Microsporidian Nosema bombycis. 2020

Ying Wang, and Lixia Geng, and Jinzhi Xu, and Ping Jiang, and Qin An, and Yaojia Pu, and Yu Jiang, and Siyi He, and Xuemei Tao, and Jie Luo, and Guoqing Pan
Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.

Microsporidia are a group of obligate intracellular parasites causing significant disease in human beings and economically important animals. Though a few spore wall proteins (SWPs) have now been identified in these intriguing species, the information on SWPs remains too little to elucidate the spore wall formation mechanisms of microsporidia. It has been well described that numerous proteins with tandem repeats tend to be localized on the cell wall of fungi and parasites. Previously, by scanning the proteins with tandem repeats in microsporidian Nosema bombycis, we obtained 83 candidate SWPs based on whether those proteins possess a signal peptide and/or transmembrane domain. Here, we further characterized a candidate protein (EOB13250) with three tandem repeats in the N-terminal region and a transmembrane domain in C-terminus of N. bombycis. Sequence analysis showed that the tandem repeat domain of EOB13250 was species-specific for this parasite. RT-PCR indicated that the expression of the gene encoding this protein started on the fourth day postinfection. After cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, a polyclone antibody against the recombinant EOB13250 protein was prepared. Western blotting demonstrated this protein exist in N. bombycis. Immunofluorescence analysis (IFA) and immunoelectron microscopy analysis (IEM) further provided evidence that EOB13250 was an endospore wall protein. These results together suggested that EOB13250 was a novel spore wall protein of N. bombycis. This study provides a further enrichment of the number of identified spore wall proteins in microsporidia and advances our understanding of the spore wall formation mechanism in these obligate unicellular parasites.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002473 Cell Wall The outermost layer of a cell in most PLANTS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; and ALGAE. The cell wall is usually a rigid structure that lies external to the CELL MEMBRANE, and provides a protective barrier against physical or chemical agents. Cell Walls,Wall, Cell,Walls, Cell
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015800 Protozoan Proteins Proteins found in any species of protozoan. Proteins, Protozoan
D016054 DNA, Protozoan Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of protozoa. Protozoan DNA
D016818 Nosema A genus of parasitic FUNGI in the family Nosematidae. Some species are pathogenic for invertebrates of economic importance while others are being researched for possible roles in controlling pest INSECTS. They are also pathogenic in humans. Nosemas
D020080 Tandem Repeat Sequences Copies of DNA sequences which lie adjacent to each other in the same orientation (direct tandem repeats) or in the opposite direction to each other (INVERTED TANDEM REPEATS). Direct Tandem Repeats,Tandem Repeat,Tandem Repeats,Direct Tandem Repeat,Repeat Sequence, Tandem,Repeat Sequences, Tandem,Repeat, Direct Tandem,Repeat, Tandem,Repeats, Direct Tandem,Repeats, Tandem,Sequence, Tandem Repeat,Sequences, Tandem Repeat,Tandem Repeat Sequence,Tandem Repeat, Direct,Tandem Repeats, Direct
D033761 Spores, Protozoan A vegetative stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. It is characteristic of members of the phyla APICOMPLEXA and MICROSPORIDIA. Protozoan Spore,Protozoan Spores,Spore, Protozoan

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