Baylisascaris procyonis
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PROVIDER: PRJNA77197 | ENA |
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Project description:First report of the zoonotic nematode Baylisascaris procyonis in free ranging raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Central Italy
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Project description:Background: Baylisascaris procyonis is an intestinal ascarid worm that parasitizes in raccoons and causes fatal neural, visceral, and ocular larva migrans in humans. Phosphorylated proteins and protein kinases have been studied as vaccine and drug target candidates against parasitic infections. However, no data are available on protein phosphorylation in the raccoon roundworm. Methods: In this study, the entire proteome of adult B. procyonis was enzymatically digested. Then, phosphopeptides were enriched using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) and analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Results: Our phosphoproteome analysis displayed 854 unique phosphorylation sites mapped to 450 proteins in B. procyonis (3,308 phosphopeptides total). The annotated phosphoproteins were associated with various biological processes, including cytoskeletal remodeling, supramolecular complex assembly, and developmental regulation. The phosphopeptide functional enrichment revealed that B. procyonis phosphoproteins were mostly involved in the cytoskeleton cellular compartment, protein binding molecular function, and multiple biological processes, including regulating supramolecular fiber and cytoskeleton organization, and assembling cellular protein-containing complexes and organelles. The significantly enriched pathways of phosphoproteins included the insulin signaling pathway, tight junction, endocytosis, longevity-regulating, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, and apelin signaling pathways. Domain analysis revealed that the Src homology 3 domain was significantly enriched. Conclusions: This study presents the first phosphoproteomic landscape of B. procyonis, elucidating phosphorylation-mediated regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics, host interaction pathways, and metabolic adaptations. The identified 450 phosphoproteins and enriched functional domains establish a foundation for targeting conserved mechanisms critical to B. procyonis survival.
2025-08-04 | PXD066529 | Pride
Project description:BackgroundBaylisascaris procyonis (Nematoda: Ascaridida), an intestinal nematode of raccoons, is emerging as an important helminthic zoonosis due to serious or fatal larval migrans in animals and humans. Despite its significant veterinary and public health impact, the epidemiology, molecular ecology and population genetics of this parasite remain largely unexplored. Mitochondrial (mt) genomes can provide a foundation for investigations in these areas and assist in the diagnosis and control of B. procyonis. In this study, the first complete mt genome sequence of B. procyonis was determined using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based primer-walking strategy.Methodology/principal findingsThe circular mt genome (14781 bp) of B. procyonis contained 12 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNA and 2 ribosomal RNA genes congruent with other chromadorean nematodes. Interestingly, the B. procyonis mtDNA featured an extremely long AT-rich region (1375 bp) and a high number of intergenic spacers (17), making it unique compared with other secernentean nematodes characterized to date. Additionally, the entire genome displayed notable levels of AT skew and GC skew. Based on pairwise comparisons and sliding window analysis of mt genes among the available 11 Ascaridida mtDNAs, new primer pairs were designed to amplify specific short fragments of the genes cytb (548 bp fragment) and rrnL (200 bp fragment) in the B. procyonis mtDNA, and tested as possible alternatives to existing mt molecular beacons for Ascaridida. Finally, phylogenetic analysis of mtDNAs provided novel estimates of the interrelationships of Baylisasaris and Ascaridida.Conclusions/significanceThe complete mt genome sequence of B. procyonis sequenced here should contribute to molecular diagnostic methods, epidemiological investigations and ecological studies of B. procyonis and other related ascaridoids. The information will be important in refining the phylogenetic relationships within the order Ascaridida and enriching the resource of markers for systematic, population genetic and evolutionary biological studies of parasitic nematodes of socio-economic importance.
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