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Up regulated Variant Surface Glycoproteins under TDP1 overexpression

ABSTRACT: Trypanosoma brucei parasites successfully evade the host immune system by periodically switching the dense coat of Variant Surface Glycoproteins (VSG) at the cell surface. Each parasite expresses VSGs in a monoallelic fashion that is tightly regulated. The consequences of exposing multiple VSGs during an infection in terms of antibody response and disease severity remain unknown. In this study, we overexpressed a high mobility group box protein, TDP1, which was sufficient to open the chromatin of silent VSG expression sites, to disrupt VSG monoallelic expression and to generate viable and healthy parasites with a mixed VSG coat. Mice infected with these parasites mounted a multi-VSG antibody response, which rapidly reduced parasitemia. Consequently, we observed a prolonged mice survival in which nearly 90% of the mice survived a 30-day period infection with undetectable parasitemia. Immunodeficient RAG2 knock-out mice were unable to control the infection with TDP1-overexpressing parasites, showing that the adaptive immune response is critical to reduce disease severity. This study shows that simultaneous exposure of multiple VSGs is highly detrimental for the parasite even at the very early stages of infection, suggesting that drugs that disrupt VSG monoallelic expression could be used to treat trypanosomiasis.

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos

ORGANISM(S): Trypanosoma Brucei

TISSUE(S): Cell Culture

DISEASE(S): Trypanosomiasis

SUBMITTER: Douglas Lamont

LAB HEAD: Francisco Aresta Branco

PROVIDER: PXD014803 | Pride | 2019-09-13

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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African trypanosomes expressing multiple VSGs are rapidly eliminated by the host immune system.

Aresta-Branco Francisco F Sanches-Vaz Margarida M Bento Fabio F Rodrigues João A JA Figueiredo Luisa M LM

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190925 41

<i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> parasites successfully evade the host immune system by periodically switching the dense coat of variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) at the cell surface. Each parasite expresses <i>VSGs</i> in a monoallelic fashion that is tightly regulated. The consequences of exposing multiple VSGs during an infection, in terms of antibody response and disease severity, remain unknown. In this study, we overexpressed a high-mobility group box protein, TDP1, which was sufficient to open ...[more]

PMID: 31554700

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Up regulated Variant Surface Glycoproteins under TDP1 overexpression

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African trypanosomes expressing multiple VSGs are rapidly eliminated by the host immune system.

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