Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation

Intracellular pathogens have evolved intricate mechanisms to subvert host cell signaling pathways and ensure their own propagation. A lineage of the protozoan parasite genus Theileria infects bovine leukocytes and induces their uncontrolled proliferation causing a leukemia-like disease. Given the im...

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Autores principales: Tretina, Kyle, Haidar, M., Madsen-Bouterse, S.A., Sakura, T., Mfarrej, S., Fry, L.M., Chaussepied, M., Pain, A., Knowles, Donald P., Nene, Vishvanath M., Ginsberg, D., Daubenberger, C.A., Bishop, Richard P., Langsley, G., Silva, Joana C.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108093
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author Tretina, Kyle
Haidar, M.
Madsen-Bouterse, S.A.
Sakura, T.
Mfarrej, S.
Fry, L.M.
Chaussepied, M.
Pain, A.
Knowles, Donald P.
Nene, Vishvanath M.
Ginsberg, D.
Daubenberger, C.A.
Bishop, Richard P.
Langsley, G.
Silva, Joana C.
author_browse Bishop, Richard P.
Chaussepied, M.
Daubenberger, C.A.
Fry, L.M.
Ginsberg, D.
Haidar, M.
Knowles, Donald P.
Langsley, G.
Madsen-Bouterse, S.A.
Mfarrej, S.
Nene, Vishvanath M.
Pain, A.
Sakura, T.
Silva, Joana C.
Tretina, Kyle
author_facet Tretina, Kyle
Haidar, M.
Madsen-Bouterse, S.A.
Sakura, T.
Mfarrej, S.
Fry, L.M.
Chaussepied, M.
Pain, A.
Knowles, Donald P.
Nene, Vishvanath M.
Ginsberg, D.
Daubenberger, C.A.
Bishop, Richard P.
Langsley, G.
Silva, Joana C.
author_sort Tretina, Kyle
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description Intracellular pathogens have evolved intricate mechanisms to subvert host cell signaling pathways and ensure their own propagation. A lineage of the protozoan parasite genus Theileria infects bovine leukocytes and induces their uncontrolled proliferation causing a leukemia-like disease. Given the importance of E2F transcription factors in mammalian cell cycle regulation, we investigated the role of E2F signaling in Theileria-induced host cell proliferation. Using comparative genomics and surface plasmon resonance, we identified parasite-derived peptides that have the sequence-specific ability to increase E2F signaling by binding E2F negative regulator Retinoblastoma-1 (RB). Using these peptides as a tool to probe host E2F signaling, we show that the disruption of RB complexes ex vivo leads to activation of E2F-driven transcription and increased leukocyte proliferation in an infection-dependent manner. This result is consistent with existing models and, together, they support a critical role of E2F signaling for Theileria-induced host cell proliferation, and its potential direct manipulation by one or more parasite proteins.
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spelling CGSpace1080932024-05-01T08:19:11Z Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation Tretina, Kyle Haidar, M. Madsen-Bouterse, S.A. Sakura, T. Mfarrej, S. Fry, L.M. Chaussepied, M. Pain, A. Knowles, Donald P. Nene, Vishvanath M. Ginsberg, D. Daubenberger, C.A. Bishop, Richard P. Langsley, G. Silva, Joana C. theileria cattle animal diseases vaccines disease control east coast fever Intracellular pathogens have evolved intricate mechanisms to subvert host cell signaling pathways and ensure their own propagation. A lineage of the protozoan parasite genus Theileria infects bovine leukocytes and induces their uncontrolled proliferation causing a leukemia-like disease. Given the importance of E2F transcription factors in mammalian cell cycle regulation, we investigated the role of E2F signaling in Theileria-induced host cell proliferation. Using comparative genomics and surface plasmon resonance, we identified parasite-derived peptides that have the sequence-specific ability to increase E2F signaling by binding E2F negative regulator Retinoblastoma-1 (RB). Using these peptides as a tool to probe host E2F signaling, we show that the disruption of RB complexes ex vivo leads to activation of E2F-driven transcription and increased leukocyte proliferation in an infection-dependent manner. This result is consistent with existing models and, together, they support a critical role of E2F signaling for Theileria-induced host cell proliferation, and its potential direct manipulation by one or more parasite proteins. 2020-03-04 2020-04-29T13:47:57Z 2020-04-29T13:47:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108093 en Open Access Springer Tretina, K., Haidar, M., Madsen-Bouterse, S.A., Sakura, T., Mfarrej, S., Fry, L., Chaussepied, M., Pain, A., Knowles, D.P., Nene, V.M., Ginsberg, D., Daubenberger, C.A., Bishop, R.P., Langsley, G. and Silva, J.C. 2020. Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation. Scientific Reports 10: 3982.
spellingShingle theileria
cattle
animal diseases
vaccines
disease control
east coast fever
Tretina, Kyle
Haidar, M.
Madsen-Bouterse, S.A.
Sakura, T.
Mfarrej, S.
Fry, L.M.
Chaussepied, M.
Pain, A.
Knowles, Donald P.
Nene, Vishvanath M.
Ginsberg, D.
Daubenberger, C.A.
Bishop, Richard P.
Langsley, G.
Silva, Joana C.
Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
title Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
title_full Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
title_fullStr Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
title_full_unstemmed Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
title_short Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
title_sort theileria parasites subvert e2f signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation
topic theileria
cattle
animal diseases
vaccines
disease control
east coast fever
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108093
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