Expression and characterization of glutathione peroxidase of the liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica

Parasitology Research
Narin ChangklungmoaPornanan Kueakhai

Abstract

Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is a key member of the family of antioxidant enzymes in trematode parasites including Fasciola spp. Because of its abundance and central role as an anti-oxidant that helps to protect parasites from damage by free radicals released from the host immune cells, it has both diagnostic as well as vaccine potential against fasciolosis. In this study, we have cloned, characterized, and detected the expression of the GPx protein in Fasciola gigantica (Fg). FgGPx (582 bp) was cloned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from complementary DNA (cDNA) from an adult fluke. Its putative peptide has no signal sequence and is composed of 168 amino acids, with a molecular weight of 19.1 kDa, and conserved sequences at NVACKUG, FPCNQFGGQ, and WNF. Phylogenetic analysis showed that GPx is present from protozoa to mammals and FgGPx was closely related to Fasciola hepatica GPx. A recombinant FgGPx (rFgGPx) was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and used for immunizing mice to obtain polyclonal antibodies (anti-rFgGPx) for immunoblotting and immunolocalization. In immunoblotting analysis, the FgGPx was expressed in all stages of F. gigantica (eggs, metacercariae, newly excysted juveniles (NEJ), 4-week-old juveniles, ...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
protein assay
PCR
membrane filtration
electrophoresis

Software Mentioned

MEGA7
BLAST
SignalP
ClustalW
ExPaSy

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