Proteome of the Triatomine Digestive Tract: From Catalytic to Immune Pathways; Focusing on Annexin Expression

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Title: Proteome of the Triatomine Digestive Tract: From Catalytic to Immune Pathways; Focusing on Annexin Expression
Authors: Marcia Gumiel, Debora Passos de Mattos, Cecília Stahl Vieira, Caroline Silva Moraes, Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira, Marcelo Salabert Gonzalez, André Teixeira-Ferreira, Mariana Waghabi, Patricia Azambuja, Nicolas Carels
Source: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Vol 7 (2020)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: chagas disease, triatomine, digestive tract, mass spectrometry, enzymes, immunity, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Rhodnius prolixus, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma infestans, and Dipetalogaster maxima are all triatomines and potential vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi responsible for human Chagas’ disease. Considering that the T. cruzi’s cycle occurs inside the triatomine digestive tract (TDT), the analysis of the TDT protein profile is an essential step to understand TDT physiology during T. cruzi infection. To characterize the protein profile of TDT of D. maxima, P. megistus, R. prolixus, and T. infestans, a shotgun liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) approach was applied in this report. Most proteins were found to be closely related to metabolic pathways such as gluconeogenesis/glycolysis, citrate cycle, fatty acid metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, but also to the immune system. We annotated this new proteome contribution gathering it with those previously published in accordance with Gene Ontology and KEGG. Enzymes were classified in terms of class, acceptor, and function, while the proteins from the immune system were annotated by reference to the pathways of humoral response, cell cycle regulation, Toll, IMD, JNK, Jak-STAT, and MAPK, as available from the Insect Innate Immunity Database (IIID). These pathways were further subclassified in recognition, signaling, response, coagulation, melanization and none. Finally, phylogenetic affinities and gene expression of annexins were investigated for understanding their role in the protection and homeostasis of intestinal epithelial cells against the inflammation.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2296-889X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2020.589435/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-889X
DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.589435
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9626b1e57c554306b6d3de1c513463a8
Accession Number: edsdoj.9626b1e57c554306b6d3de1c513463a8
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2296889X
DOI:10.3389/fmolb.2020.589435
Published in:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Language:English