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ArticleParasites & vectors2018

Identification and preliminary characterization of Hc-clec-160, a novel C-type lectin domain-containing gene of the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus.

Ling Zhang, Lingyun Mou, Xueqiu Chen, Yi Yang, Min Hu, Xiangrui Li, Xun Suo, Xing-Quan Zhu, Aifang Du

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Ling ZhangCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Lingyun MouCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Xueqiu ChenCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yi YangCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Min HuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Xiangrui LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Xun SuoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Ministry of Agriculture, National Animal Protozoa Laboratory and College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xing-Quan ZhuState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu Province, China.
Aifang DuCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. afdu@zju.edu.cn.
Zhejiang University · CNChina Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNHuazhong Agricultural University · CNNanjing Agricultural University · CN

Funding

the National Key Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China No. 2015CB150300the National Key Research and Development Program of China No. 2017YFD0501200the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 31602041the Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology No. SKLVEB2016KFKT018the Science and Technology Plan Project of Jiaxing No. 2016AY23025
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Abstract

backgroundThe strongylid parasite Haemonchus contortus causes severe anemia in domestic animals worldwide. Effective preventive and therapeutical agents are lacking, because of drug resistance and that little is known about the molecular mechanism of the interaction between H. contortus and host cells.

methodsA new gene, Hc-clec-160, was discovered with RT-PCR. Transcriptional levels of Hc-clec-160 and Ce-clec-160 throughout different growth phases of corresponding nematodes were assayed by qPCR. Immunofluorescence staining of paraffin section were performed to determine the protein localization in adult worms of H. contortus. To monitor the promoter capacity of the 5'-flanking region of Ce-clec-160, micro-injection was used. Overexpression and RNAi constructs was carried out in the N2 strain of Caenorhabditis elegans to find out the gene function of Hc-clec-160.

resultsThe full-length cDNA of 1224 bp of Hc-clec-160 was cloned by RT-PCR. The corresponding gene contained twelve exons. Its transcripts peaked in male adult worms. Hc-CLEC-160 was predicted to have a Willebrand factor type A (vWA) domain and a C-type lectin domain. The proteins were not detected by expression in C. elegans or paraffin section experiments in adult of H. contortus. Knockdown of Ce-clec-160 expression in C. elegans by RNAi resulted in shortened body length and decreased brood size.

conclusionsIn this experiment, a new gene Hc-clec-160 was obtained in H. contortus and its function was addressed using a model organism: C. elegans. Our study showed that Hc-clec-160 possesses characteristics similar to those of Ce-clec-160 and plays an important role in the growth and reproduction of this parasitic nematode.

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AnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryGene Expression RegulationHaemonchusHelminth ProteinsLectins, C-TypePhylogenyProtein DomainsRNA InterferenceTranscriptional ActivationDNA, ComplementaryHelminth ProteinsLectins, C-TypeCaenorhabditis elegansC-type lectinHaemonchus contortusHc-clec-160

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