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Molecular characterization and serodiagnostic potential of a novel dithiol glutaredoxin 1 from Echinococcus granulosus

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Title
Molecular characterization and serodiagnostic potential of a novel dithiol glutaredoxin 1 from Echinococcus granulosus
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Parasites & Vectors, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13071-016-1741-9
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Xingju Song, Min Yan, Dandan Hu, Yu Wang, Ning Wang, Xiaobin Gu, Xuerong Peng, Guangyou Yang

Abstract

The larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus is the etiological agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE), which causes serious morbidity and mortality in many areas. There is no reliable method to monitor sheep CE. Here, we characterize E. granulosus glutaredoxin 1 (Eg-Grx1) and report an improved immunodiagnostic method for CE. We cloned and expressed recombinant Eg-Grx1 and generated antibodies. We analyzed the location of the protein in different parasite stages by fluorescence immunohistochemistry, detected the immunogenicity of recombinant Eg-Grx1, and developed an indirect ELISA (iELISA) for CE serodiagnosis. Eg-Grx1 is a classic dithiol Grx with several GSH-binding motifs. Native Eg-Grx1 protein was distributed in the tegument of protoscoleces, the whole germinal layer, and the parenchymatous tissue of adult worms. Recombinant Eg-Grx1 exhibited good immunoreactivity to CE-infected sheep serum. An iELISA using this antigen showed specificity of 64.3 % (9/14) and sensitivity of 1:3200, and the diagnostic accordance rate was 97.9 % (47/48) compared with the results of necropsy. We characterized a novel Grx (Eg-Grx1) from a parasitic helminth and present a comprehensive analysis of the sequence and structure of this protein. The recombinant Eg-Grx1 protein showed good potential serodiagnostic performance, and we established an iELISA method, which may contribute to the surveillance of sheep CE in epidemic areas.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 5 22%
Researcher 3 13%
Student > Bachelor 2 9%
Student > Postgraduate 2 9%
Other 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 10 43%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 5 22%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 9%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 9%
Social Sciences 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 10 43%
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