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ArticlePloS one2015

The Immunoreactive Exo-1,3-β-Glucanase from the Pathogenic Oomycete Pythium insidiosum Is Temperature Regulated and Exhibits Glycoside Hydrolase Activity.

Angsana Keeratijarut, Tassanee Lohnoo, Thidarat Rujirawat, Wanta Yingyong, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Shannon Miller, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Theerapong Krajaejun

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Angsana KeeratijarutDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Molecular Medicine Program, Multidisciplinary Unit, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tassanee LohnooResearch Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thidarat RujirawatResearch Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wanta YingyongResearch Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thareerat KalambahetiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Shannon MillerDepartment of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, United States of America.
Vipaporn PhuntumartDepartment of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, United States of America.
Theerapong KrajaejunDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ramathibodi Hospital · THBowling Green State University · USMahidol University · THMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The oomycete organism, Pythium insidiosum, is the etiologic agent of the life-threatening infectious disease called "pythiosis". Diagnosis and treatment of pythiosis is difficult and challenging. Novel methods for early diagnosis and effective treatment are urgently needed. Recently, we reported a 74-kDa immunodominant protein of P. insidiosum, which could be a diagnostic target, vaccine candidate, and virulence factor. The protein was identified as a putative exo-1,3-ß-glucanase (Exo1). This study reports on genetic, immunological, and biochemical characteristics of Exo1. The full-length exo1 coding sequence (2,229 bases) was cloned. Phylogenetic analysis showed that exo1 is grouped with glucanase-encoding genes of other oomycetes, and is far different from glucanase-encoding genes of fungi. exo1 was up-regulated upon exposure to body temperature, and its gene product is predicted to contain BglC and X8 domains, which are involved in carbohydrate transport, binding, and metabolism. Based on its sequence, Exo1 belongs to the Glycoside Hydrolase family 5 (GH5). Exo1, expressed in E. coli, exhibited ß-glucanase and cellulase activities. Exo1 is a major intracellular immunoreactive protein that can trigger host immune responses during infection. Since GH5 enzyme-encoding genes are not present in human genomes, Exo1 could be a useful target for drug and vaccine development against this pathogen.

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TemperatureAntigensEnzyme ActivationGene ExpressionGlucan 1,3-beta-GlucosidaseGlycoside HydrolasesHydrolysisMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPhylogenyPythiumTranscription, GeneticAntigensGlucan 1,3-beta-GlucosidaseGlycoside HydrolasesPeptide Fragments

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PMID26263509
PMCPMC4532416
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