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Comparative transcriptomic analysis of two important life stages of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: fifth-stage larvae and female adults

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Title
Comparative transcriptomic analysis of two important life stages of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: fifth-stage larvae and female adults
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Genetics and Molecular Biology, June 2017
DOI 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2016-0274
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Liang Yu, Binbin Cao, Ying Long, Meks Tukayo, Chonglv Feng, Wenzhen Fang, Damin Luo

Abstract

The mechanisms involved in the fast growth of Angiostrongylus cantonensis from fifth-stage larvae (L5) to female adults and how L5 breaks through the blood-brain barrier in a permissive host remain unclear. In this work, we compared the transcriptomes of these two life stages to identify the main factors involved in the rapid growth and transition to adulthood. RNA samples from the two stages were sequenced and assembled de novo. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analyses of 1,346 differentially expressed genes between L5 and female adults was then undertaken. Based on a combination of analytical results and developmental characteristics, we suggest that A. cantonensis synthesizes a large amount of cuticle in L5 to allow body dilatation in the rapid growth period. Products that are degraded via the lysosomal pathway may provide sufficient raw materials for cuticle production. In addition, metallopeptidases may play a key role in parasite penetration of the blood-brain barrier during migration from the brain. Overall, these results indicate that the profiles of each transcriptome are tailored to the need for survival in each developmental stage.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 4 29%
Student > Bachelor 3 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 21%
Researcher 2 14%
Professor 1 7%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 1 7%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 50%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 29%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 7%
Unknown 1 7%
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