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ArticleParasite (Paris, France)2025

Protein characterization of the IgM triplet involved in the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis.

Maria Carreno, Odile Villard, Isabelle Villena, Lucie Peyclit, Helene Diemer, Christine Schaeffer-Reiss, Coralie L'Ollivier

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Maria CarrenoIHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
Odile VillardLaboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Laboratoire Associé CNR de la Toxoplasmose, Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67091 Strasbourg, France - Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des interactions hôte pathogène, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, 67091 Strasbourg, France.
Isabelle VillenaUR ESCAPE, Université Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre National de Référence de la Toxoplasmose, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Reims, 51092 Reims, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7415-4198
Lucie PeyclitIHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
Helene DiemerLaboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR7178, 67087 Strasbourg, France - Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI, UAR2048, Strasbourg, France.
Christine Schaeffer-ReissLaboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR7178, 67087 Strasbourg, France - Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI, UAR2048, Strasbourg, France.
Coralie L'OllivierIHU Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France - Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, 13005 Marseille, France.

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Abstract

Congenital toxoplasmosis is a fetal infection resulting from the transplacental transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in mothers who seroconvert during pregnancy. Neonatal diagnosis has recently been improved through the identification by L'Ollivier et al. (2012) and Peyclit et al. (2023) of a pathognomonic marker for congenital toxoplasmosis: the IgM triplet, corresponding to three high molecular weight bands of 75, 90, and 100 kDa, respectively found on the mother-child immunoblot pair profile. This is a new concept, as these three IgM bands reflect an immune response targeting proteins involved in vertical transmission of T. gondii. These proteins may be T. gondii secreted or non-secreted effectors implicated in host cell invasion, immune modulation, and parasite virulence. In this study, immunoproteomic techniques allowed us to identify thirty-two relevant protein spots on immunoblot, including four specifically associated with the IgM triplet. Protein identification by LC-MS/MS revealed several T. gondii proteins as strong candidates for the IgM triplet. Each of these proteins is, directly or indirectly, involved in cellular invasion and may also play a role in transplacental transmission of T. gondii. Identifying these proteins opens several avenues of therapeutic research that could improve the management of congenital toxoplasmosis.

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Antibodies, ProtozoanImmunoglobulin MProtozoan ProteinsToxoplasmaToxoplasmosis, CongenitalChromatography, LiquidFemaleHumansImmunoblottingInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPregnancyPregnancy Complications, ParasiticProteomicsTandem Mass SpectrometryAntibodies, ProtozoanImmunoglobulin MProtozoan Proteins2-DE ImmunoblotingCongenital toxoplasmosisIgM tripletImmunoproteomicsLC-MS/MSToxoplasma gondii

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PMCPMC12656376

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