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ArticleParasitology2018

Theileria parva antigens recognized by CD8+ T cells show varying degrees of diversity in buffalo-derived infected cell lines.

Tatjana Sitt, Roger Pelle, Maurine Chepkwony, W Ivan Morrison, Philip Toye

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Article in Parasitology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tatjana SittInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100,Kenya.
Roger PelleBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA) - International Livestock Research Institute,P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100,Kenya.
Maurine ChepkwonyInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100,Kenya.
W Ivan MorrisonThe Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh,Midlothian, EH25 9RG,Scotland.
Philip ToyeInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100,Kenya.
International Livestock Research Institute · KERoslin Institute · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H009159/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H009515/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extent of sequence diversity among the genes encoding 10 antigens (Tp1-10) known to be recognized by CD8+ T lymphocytes from cattle immune to Theileria parva was analysed. The sequences were derived from parasites in 23 buffalo-derived cell lines, three cattle-derived isolates and one cloned cell line obtained from a buffalo-derived stabilate. The results revealed substantial variation among the antigens through sequence diversity. The greatest nucleotide and amino acid diversity were observed in Tp1, Tp2 and Tp9. Tp5 and Tp7 showed the least amount of allelic diversity, and Tp5, Tp6 and Tp7 had the lowest levels of protein diversity. Tp6 was the most conserved protein; only a single non-synonymous substitution was found in all obtained sequences. The ratio of non-synonymous: synonymous substitutions varied from 0.84 (Tp1) to 0.04 (Tp6). Apart from Tp2 and Tp9, we observed no variation in the other defined CD8+ T cell epitopes (Tp4, 5, 7 and 8), indicating that epitope variation is not a universal feature of T. parva antigens. In addition to providing markers that can be used to examine the diversity in T. parva populations, the results highlight the potential for using conserved antigens to develop vaccines that provide broad protection against T. parva.

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Genetic VariationAllelesAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanBase SequenceBuffaloesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineEpitopesTheileria parvaAntigens, ProtozoanEpitopesAfrican buffaloCD8+ cytotoxic T cell antigensepitopegenetic diversityTheileria parva

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PMID29729680
PMCPMC6126638
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