Abstract
The cloned enolase gene of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (AcEno) comprised 1,667 bp and encoded a peptide with 434 amino acid residues which lacked of a signal peptide but contained a transmembrane region, indicating that AcEno tends to be a structural component (intracellular or membrane protein). The real-time PCR revealed a meaningful difference in the expression level of AcEno in varied development stages. By immunolocalization, native AcEno was detected mainly in the cytoplasm in most tissues, such as parietal muscle, genital tracts, nerve ring, and alimentary canal where the energy consumption is high, but not as expected on the cuticle and hypodermis layer of the nematode. This suggests that the AcEno may be involved in a host of other biological functions, rather than a receptor of plasminogen or a component of excretory–secretory antigen. In addition, AcEno expressed alike in the nucleus, indicating that AcEno also involved in regulating the continuous growth and development of A. cantonensis in hosts. Despite of living in the vasculature at a certain stage of life cycle, AcEno was not localized in the outer surface of L3 and adults, indicating that A. cantonensis may have other virulence and immune evasion mechanisms.
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The project was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81171595).
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Zhang, J., Yu, C., Wang, Y. et al. Enolase of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: more likely a structural component?. Parasitol Res 113, 3927–3934 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-014-4056-9
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