In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases
Human babesiosis caused by the intraerythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia microti is an expanding tick-borne zoonotic disease that may cause severe symptoms and death in elderly or immunocompromised individuals. In light of an increasing resistance of B. microti to drugs, there is a lack of therapeutic...
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| author | Florin-Christensen, Monica Wieser, Sara Nathaly Suarez, Carlos E. Schnittger, Leonhard |
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| description | Human babesiosis caused by the intraerythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia microti is an expanding tick-borne zoonotic disease that may cause severe symptoms and death in elderly or immunocompromised individuals. In light of an increasing resistance of B. microti to drugs, there is a lack of therapeutic alternatives. Species-specific proteases are essential for parasite survival and possible chemotherapeutic targets. However, the repertoire of proteases in B. microti remains poorly investigated. Herein, we employed several combined bioinformatics tools and strategies to organize and identify genes encoding for the full repertoire of proteases in the B. microti genome. We identified 64 active proteases and 25 nonactive protease homologs. These proteases can be classified into cysteine (n = 28), serine (n = 21), threonine (n = 14), asparagine (n = 7), and metallopeptidases (n = 19), which, in turn, are assigned to a total of 38 peptidase families. Comparative studies between the repertoire of B. bovis and B. microti proteases revealed differences among sensu stricto and sensu lato Babesia parasites that reflect their distinct evolutionary history. Overall, this data may help direct future research towards our understanding of the biology and pathogenicity of Babesia parasites and to explore proteases as targets for developing novel therapeutic interventions. |
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| spelling | INTA120462022-06-08T12:16:14Z In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases Florin-Christensen, Monica Wieser, Sara Nathaly Suarez, Carlos E. Schnittger, Leonhard Babesia Babesia microti Babesiosis Proteases Zoonoses Human Diseases Proteasas Zoonosis Enfermedades Humanas Human babesiosis caused by the intraerythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia microti is an expanding tick-borne zoonotic disease that may cause severe symptoms and death in elderly or immunocompromised individuals. In light of an increasing resistance of B. microti to drugs, there is a lack of therapeutic alternatives. Species-specific proteases are essential for parasite survival and possible chemotherapeutic targets. However, the repertoire of proteases in B. microti remains poorly investigated. Herein, we employed several combined bioinformatics tools and strategies to organize and identify genes encoding for the full repertoire of proteases in the B. microti genome. We identified 64 active proteases and 25 nonactive protease homologs. These proteases can be classified into cysteine (n = 28), serine (n = 21), threonine (n = 14), asparagine (n = 7), and metallopeptidases (n = 19), which, in turn, are assigned to a total of 38 peptidase families. Comparative studies between the repertoire of B. bovis and B. microti proteases revealed differences among sensu stricto and sensu lato Babesia parasites that reflect their distinct evolutionary history. Overall, this data may help direct future research towards our understanding of the biology and pathogenicity of Babesia parasites and to explore proteases as targets for developing novel therapeutic interventions. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Florin-Christensen, Monica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Florin-Christensen, Monica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Wieser, Sarah Nathaly. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina. Fil: Wieser, Sarah Nathaly. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Suarez, Carlos E. USDA-ARS. Animal Disease Research Unit; Estados Unidos Fil: Suarez, Carlos E. Washington State University. Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology; Estados Unidos Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2022-06-08T12:14:34Z 2022-06-08T12:14:34Z 2021-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12046 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1457 2076-0817 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111457 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I102-001/2019-PD-E5-I102-001/AR./Desarrollo de vacunas y tecnologías para mejorar las estrategias profilácticas y terapéuticas de las enfermedades que afectan la producción animal y la salud pública info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E5-I109-001/2019-PE-E5-I109-001/AR./Convocatoria: Estudios para el control de enfermedades subtropicales y/o transmitidas por vectores (Tristeza Bovina, Garrapatas, Miasis, Tripanosomiasis, Lengua Azul y la info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I105-001/2019-PD-E5-I105-001/AR./Patógenos animales: su interacción con el hospedador y el medio ambiente. Impacto en productividad, ecosistemas, sanidad animal y salud pública en el marco “Una Salud” info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Pathogens 10 (11) : 1457 (2021) |
| spellingShingle | Babesia Babesia microti Babesiosis Proteases Zoonoses Human Diseases Proteasas Zoonosis Enfermedades Humanas Florin-Christensen, Monica Wieser, Sara Nathaly Suarez, Carlos E. Schnittger, Leonhard In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases |
| title | In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases |
| title_full | In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases |
| title_fullStr | In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases |
| title_full_unstemmed | In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases |
| title_short | In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases |
| title_sort | in silico survey and characterization of babesia microti functional and non functional proteases |
| topic | Babesia Babesia microti Babesiosis Proteases Zoonoses Human Diseases Proteasas Zoonosis Enfermedades Humanas |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12046 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1457 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111457 |
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