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Immunological characterization of Neospora caninum cyclophilin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2012

KYOHKO KAMEYAMA ,
MAKI NISHIMURA ,
MYAGMARSUREN PUNSANTSOGVOO ,
HANY M. IBRAHIM ,
XUENAN XUAN ,
HIDEFUMI FURUOKA  and
YOSHIFUMI NISHIKAWA
KYOHKO KAMEYAMA
Affiliation:
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
MAKI NISHIMURA
Affiliation:
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
MYAGMARSUREN PUNSANTSOGVOO
Affiliation:
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
HANY M. IBRAHIM
Affiliation:
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
XUENAN XUAN
Affiliation:
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
HIDEFUMI FURUOKA
Affiliation:
Division of Pathobiological Science, Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan
YOSHIFUMI NISHIKAWA*
Affiliation:
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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*Corresponding author: National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan. Tel: +81 155 49 5886. Fax: +81 155 49 5643. E-mail: nisikawa@obihiro.ac.jp
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Summary

Neospora caninum is an intracellular parasite that poses a unique ability to infect a variety of cell types by causing host cell migration. Although previous studies demonstrated that parasite-derived proteins could trigger host cell migration, the related molecules have yet to be determined. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between Neospora-derived molecules and host cell migration using recombinant protein of N. caninum cyclophilin (NcCyp). Indirect fluorescent antibody test revealed that NcCyp was expressed in the tachyzoite cytosol. Furthermore, NcCyp release from extracellular parasites was detected by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a time-dependent manner. Recombinant NcCyp caused the cysteine–cysteine chemokine receptor 5-dependent migration of murine and bovine cells. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry indicated that NcCyp was consistently detected in tachyzoites distributed within or around the brain lesions. In conclusion, N. caninum-derived cyclophilin appears to contribute to host cell migration, thereby maintaining parasite/host interactions.

Keywords

Neospora caninumcyclophilincell migration
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 139 , Issue 3 , March 2012 , pp. 294 - 301
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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