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ABSTRACT: Background
The proteins responsible for the key molecular events leading to the structural changes between the developmental stages of Echinococcus granulosus remain unknown. In this work, azidohomoalanine (AHA)-specific labeling was used to identify proteins expressed by E. granulosus protoscoleces (PSCs) upon the induction of strobilar development.Methodology/principal findings
The in vitro incorporation of AHA with different tags into newly synthesized proteins (NSPs) by PSCs was analyzed using SDS-PAGE and confocal microscopy. The LC-MS/MS analysis of AHA-labeled NSPs by PSCs undergoing strobilation allowed for the identification of 365 proteins, of which 75 were differentially expressed in comparison between the presence or absence of strobilation stimuli and 51 were expressed exclusively in either condition. These proteins were mainly involved in metabolic, regulatory and signaling processes.Conclusions/significance
After the controlled-labeling of proteins during the induction of strobilar development, we identified modifications in protein expression. The changes in the metabolism and the activation of control and signaling pathways may be important for the correct parasite development and be target for further studies.
SUBMITTER: Debarba JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4578768 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Debarba João Antonio JA Monteiro Karina Mariante KM Moura Hercules H Barr John R JR Ferreira Henrique Bunselmeyer HB Zaha Arnaldo A
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20150922 9
<h4>Background</h4>The proteins responsible for the key molecular events leading to the structural changes between the developmental stages of Echinococcus granulosus remain unknown. In this work, azidohomoalanine (AHA)-specific labeling was used to identify proteins expressed by E. granulosus protoscoleces (PSCs) upon the induction of strobilar development.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The in vitro incorporation of AHA with different tags into newly synthesized proteins (NSPs) by PSCs ...[more]