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| Duval, David; Pichon, Rémi; Lassalle, Damien; Laffitte, Maud; Gourbal, Benjamain; Galinier, Richard. |
| Thioester-containing proteins (TEPs) superfamily is known to play important innate immune functions in a wide range of animal phyla. TEPs are involved in recognition, and in the direct or mediated killing of several invading organisms or pathogens. While several TEPs have been identified in many invertebrates, only one TEP (named BgTEP) has been previously characterized in the freshwater snail, Biomphalaria glabrata. As the presence of a single member of that family is particularly intriguing, transcriptomic data and the recently published genome were used to explore the presence of other BgTEP related genes in B. glabrata. Ten other TEP members have been reported and classified into different subfamilies: Three complement-like factors (BgC3-1 to BgC3-3),... |
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Palavras-chave: Biomphalaria glabrata; Thioester-containing protein; Alternative splicing; Immunity; Schistosome. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00601/71268/69657.pdf |
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| Lassalle, Damien; Tetreau, Guillaume; Pinaud, Silvain; Galinier, Richard; Crickmore, Neil; Gourbal, Benjamain; Duval, David. |
| Biomphalaria glabrata is a freshwater Planorbidae snail. In its environment, this mollusk faces numerous microorganisms or pathogens, and has developed sophisticated innate immune mechanisms to survive. The mechanisms of recognition are quite well understood in Biomphalaria glabrata, but immune effectors have been seldom described. In this study, we analyzed a new family of potential immune effectors and characterized five new genes that were named Glabralysins. The five Glabralysin genes showed different genomic structures and the high degree of amino acid identity between the Glabralysins, and the presence of the conserved ETX/MTX2 domain, support the hypothesis that they are pore-forming toxins. In addition, tertiary structure prediction confirms that... |
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Palavras-chave: Pore-forming toxin; Cry toxin; Invertebrate; Biomphalaria glabrata; Host; Pathogen; Vector snail; Innate immunity. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00601/71267/69655.pdf |
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| Portet, Anaïs; Galinier, Richard; Lassalle, Damien; Faille, Alexandre; Gourbal, Benjamin; Duval, David. |
| Biomphalaria glabrata is one of the snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, the causative agent of intestinal schistosomiasis disease. Numerous molecular studies using comparative approaches between susceptible and resistant snails to S. mansoni infection have helped identify numerous snail key candidates supporting such susceptible/resistant status. The functional approach using RNA interference (RNAi) remains crucial to validate the function of such candidates. CRISPR-Cas systems are still under development in many laboratories, and RNA interference remains the best tool to study B. glabrata snail genetics. Herein, we describe the use of modified small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules to enhance cell delivery, especially into hemocytes, the... |
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Palavras-chave: Biomphalaria glabrata; Cholesteryl TEG; RNAi interference; BgTEP1; Hemocyte. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00682/79376/81902.pdf |
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| Pinaud, Silvain; Tetreau, Guillaume; Poteaux, Pierre; Galinier, Richard; Chaparro, Cristian; Lassalle, Damien; Portet, Anaïs; Simphor, Elodie; Gourbal, Benjamin; Duval, David. |
| Aerolysins initially characterized as virulence factors in bacteria are increasingly found in massive genome and transcriptome sequencing data from metazoans. Horizontal gene transfer has been demonstrated as the main way of aerolysin-related toxins acquisition in metazoans. However, only few studies have focused on their potential biological functions in such organisms. Herein, we present an extensive characterization of a multigene family encoding aerolysins - named biomphalysin - in Biomphalaria glabrata snail, the intermediate host of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni. Our results highlight that duplication and domestication of an acquired bacterial toxin gene in the snail genome result in the acquisition of a novel and diversified toxin family.... |
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Palavras-chave: Biomphalaria; Biomphalysin; Aerolysin; Invertebrate immunity; Pore-forming toxin (PFT); Structure. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79909/82814.pdf |
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