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Transcriptional profiling by array of Entamoeba histolytica Mutant Derived from Virulent Strain

ABSTRACT: Amoebiasis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, with or without clinical symptoms . It has been suggested that pathogenic amoebae use three major virulence factors: Gal/GalNAc lectin, cysteine proteinases and amoebapores. However, these molecules cannot exclusively be responsible for amoebic virulence, because most of them are found in pathogenic E. histolytica as well as in non-pathogenic E. dispar, a not close correlation has been found in amoebic strains with different virulence phenotype. Due to the high genetic variability of E. histolytica isolates and strains, differential gene expression might simply reflect inter-isolate genetic variation rather than specific differences linked to virulence. In the current study, we obtained a non-virulent UG10 mutant derived from E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS. Comparing the transcriptome of both strains, no differences in gene expression of the classical virulence factors were observed. RAB family GTPase and AIG1 family members showed higher transcriptional levels in the virulent strain than in the non-virulent mutant. Our study suggests a number of novel gene products in E. histolytica with a role yet to determine in cell physiology and involvement in the pathogenesis process.

ORGANISM(S): Entamoeba histolytica

SUBMITTER: Bernardo Franco Barcenas

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-3525 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Project description:Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes colitis and liver abscesses. Several Entamoeba species and strains with differing levels of virulence have been identified. E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS is a virulent strain, E. histolytica Rahman is a nonvirulent strain, and Entamoeba dispar is a nonvirulent species. We used an E. histolytica DNA microarray consisting of 2,110 genes to assess the transcriptional differences between these species/strains with the goal of identifying genes whose expression correlated with a virulence phenotype. We found 415 genes expressed at lower levels in E. dispar and 32 genes with lower expression in E. histolytica Rahman than in E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS. Overall, 29 genes had decreased expression in both the nonvirulent species/strains than the virulent E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS. Interestingly, a number of genes with potential roles in stress response and virulence had decreased expression in either one or both nonvirulent Entamoeba species/strains. These included genes encoding Fe hydrogenase (9.m00419), peroxiredoxin (176.m00112), type A flavoprotein (6.m00467), lysozyme (6.m00454), sphingomyelinase C (29.m00231), and a hypothetical protein with homology to both a Plasmodium sporozoite threonine-asparagine-rich protein (STARP) and a streptococcal hemagglutinin (238.m00054). The function of these genes in Entamoeba and their specific roles in parasite virulence need to be determined. We also found that a number of the non-long-terminal-repeat retrotransposons (EhLINEs and EhSINEs), which have been shown to modulate gene expression and genomic evolution, had lower expression in the nonvirulent species/strains than in E. histolytica HM-1:IMSS. Our results, identifying expression profiles and patterns indicative of a virulence phenotype, may be useful in characterizing the transcriptional framework of virulence. A species experiment design type assays differences between distinct species. Keywords: species_design

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