1. A multistrain approach to studying the mechanisms underlying compatibility in the interaction between Biomphalaria glabrata and Schistosoma mansoni
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Galinier, Richard, Roger, Emmanuel, Moné, Yves, Duval, David, Portet, Anaïs, Pinaud, Silvain, Chaparro, Cristian, Grunau, Christoph, Genthon, Clémence, Dubois, Emeric, Rognon, Anne, Arancibia, Nathalie, Dejean, Bernard, Théron, André, Gourbal, Benjamin, Mitta, Guillaume, Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements (IHPE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle - Montpellier GenomiX (IGF MGX), Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle (IGF), and Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Life Cycles ,lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,Schistosoma Mansoni ,lcsh:RC955-962 ,Bioinformatics ,Parasitic Life Cycles ,Snails ,Immunoglobulins ,Pathogenesis ,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ,Research and Analysis Methods ,Host-Parasite Interactions ,Database and Informatics Methods ,Helminths ,[SDV.BBM.GTP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN] ,parasitic diseases ,Genetics ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Parasitic Diseases ,Animals ,[SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology ,Polymorphism, Genetic ,Biomphalaria ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,Gene Expression Profiling ,Organisms ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Computational Biology ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,Genomics ,Molluscs ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,Genome Analysis ,Sporocysts ,Invertebrates ,[SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology ,Gastropods ,Antigens, Helminth ,Host-Pathogen Interactions ,Schistosoma ,Parasitology ,Transcriptome Analysis ,Sequence Analysis ,Sequence Alignment ,Research Article ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
In recent decades, numerous studies have sought to better understand the mechanisms underlying the compatibility between Biomphalaria glabrata and Schistosoma mansoni. The developments of comparative transcriptomics, comparative genomics, interactomics and more targeted approaches have enabled researchers to identify a series of candidate genes. However, no molecular comparative work has yet been performed on multiple populations displaying different levels of compatibility. Here, we seek to fill this gap in the literature. We focused on B. glabrata FREPs and S. mansoni SmPoMucs, which were previously demonstrated to be involved in snail/schistosome compatibility. We studied the expression and polymorphisms of these factors in combinations of snail and schistosome isolates that display different levels of compatibility. We found that the polymorphism and expression levels of FREPs and SmPoMucs could be linked to the compatibility level of S. mansoni. These data and our complementary results obtained by RNA-seq of samples from various snail strains indicate that the mechanism of compatibility is much more complex than previously thought, and that it is likely to be highly variable within and between populations. This complexity must be taken into account if we hope to identify the molecular pathways that are most likely to be good targets for strategies aimed at blocking transmission of the parasite through the snail intermediate host., Author summary Schistosomiasis is the second most widespread human tropical parasitic disease after malaria. It is caused by flatworms of the genus Schistosoma, and poses a considerable threat for human health in numerous Asian, African and South American countries. The World Health Organization has set the goal of eradicating schistosomiasis by 2025. However, no vaccine is available, and we currently have only one drug (praziquantel) that can effectively and efficiently treat the disease. As treatment by mass drug administration would enhance the risk of drug resistance in schistosome parasites, complementary strategies to fight this parasitic disease are urgently needed. Freshwater snails of the Biomphalaria genus act as intermediate hosts in the transmission of the schistosome species. Thus, learning more about the mechanisms of the interaction between these snails and the schistosomes could critically facilitate the identification of potential new candidate molecules that may be targeted to prevent schistosome transmission in the field.
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- 2017