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ArticleScientific reports2023

Genetic diversity of Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system cagI and cagN genes and their association with clinical diseases.

Yasaman Azizimoghaddam, Sadaf Kermanpour, Nasrin Mirzaei, Hamidreza Houri, Ali Nabavi-Rad, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Abbas Yadegar, Mohammad Reza Zali

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yasaman AzizimoghaddamFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sadaf KermanpourFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nasrin MirzaeiFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamidreza HouriFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Nabavi-RadFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7799-9404
Hamid Asadzadeh AghdaeiBasic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas YadegarFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. a.yadegar@sbmu.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0002-2135-7581
Mohammad Reza ZaliGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRResearch Institute for Endocrine Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of cagPAI genes in the Helicobacter pylori genome are considered the most evolved genes under a diversifying selection and evolutionary pressure. Among them, cagI and cagN are described as a part of the two different-operon of cagPAI that are involved in the T4SS machinery, but the definite association of these factors with clinical manifestations is still unclear. A total of 70 H. pylori isolates were obtained from different gastroduodenal patients. All isolates were examined for the presence of primary H. pylori virulence genes by PCR analysis. Direct DNA sequence analysis was performed for the cagI and cagN genes. The results were compared with the reference strain. The cagI, cagN, cagA, cagL, vacA s1m1, vacA s1m2, vacA s2m2, babA2, sabA, and dupA genotypes were detected in 80, 91.4, 84, 91.4, 32.8, 42.8, 24.4, 97.1, 84.3, and 84.3% of the total isolates, respectively. The most variable codon usage in cagI was observed at residues 20-25, 55-60, 94, 181-199, 213-221, 241-268, and 319-320, while the most variable codon usage in CagN hypervariable motif (CagNHM) was observed at residues 53 to 63. Sequencing data analysis of cagN revealed a hypothetical hexapeptide motif (EAKDEN/K) in residues of 278-283 among six H. pylori isolates, which needs further studies to evaluate its putative function. The present study demonstrated a high prevalence of cagI and cagN genes among Iranian H. pylori isolates with gastroduodenal diseases. Furthermore, no significant correlation between cagI and cagN variants and clinical diseases was observed in the present study. However, all patients had a high prevalence of cagPAI genes including cagI, cagN, cagA, and cagL, which indicates more potential role of these genes in disease outcome.

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Helicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansIranType IV Secretion SystemsVirulence FactorsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsType IV Secretion SystemsVirulence Factors

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