Functional genomic analysis of midgut epithelial responses in Anopheles during Plasmodium invasion.
Curr Biol
; 15(13): 1185-95, 2005 Jul 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The malaria parasite Plasmodium must complete a complex developmental life cycle within Anopheles mosquitoes before it can be transmitted into the human host. One day after mosquito infection, motile ookinetes traverse the midgut epithelium and, after exiting to its basal site facing the hemolymph, develop into oocysts. Previously, we have identified hemolymph factors that can antagonize or promote parasite development.RESULTS:
We profiled on a genomic scale the transcriptional responses of the A. gambiae midgut to P. berghei and showed that more than 7% of the assessed mosquito transcriptome is differentially regulated during invasion. The profiles suggested that actin- and microtubule-cytoskeleton remodeling is a major response of the epithelium to ookinete penetration. Other responses encompass components of innate immunity, extracellular-matrix remodeling, and apoptosis. RNAi-dependent gene silencing identified both parasite antagonists and agonists among regulators of actin dynamics and revealed that actin polymerization is inhibitory to the invading parasite. Combined transcriptional and reverse-genetic analysis further identified an unexpected dual role of the lipid-trafficking machinery of the hemolymph for both parasite and mosquito-egg development.CONCLUSIONS:
We conclude that the determinants of malaria-parasite development in Anopheles include components not only of systemic humoral immunity but also of intracellular, local epithelial reactions. These results provide novel mechanistic insights for understanding malaria transmission in the mosquito vector.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plasmodium berghei
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
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Sistema Digestório
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Anopheles
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha