論文

査読有り
2018年5月15日

The application of the HyPer fluorescent sensor in the real-time detection of H2O2 in Babesia bovis merozoites in vitro

Veterinary Parasitology
  • Masahito Asada
  • ,
  • Hassan Hakimi
  • ,
  • Shin-ichiro Kawazu

255
開始ページ
78
終了ページ
82
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.03.016
出版者・発行元
Elsevier B.V.

In recent years, genetically encoded fluorescent probes have allowed a dramatic advancement in time-lapse imaging, enabling this imaging modality to be used to investigate intracellular events in several apicomplexan parasite species. In this study, we constructed a plasmid vector to stably express a genetically encoded H2O2 sensor probe called HyPer in Babesia bovis. The HyPer-transfected parasite population was successfully developed and subjected to a time-lapse imaging analysis under in vitro culture conditions. HyPer was capable of sensing an increasing H2O2 concentration in the parasite cells which was induced by the administration of paraquat as a superoxide donor. HyPer fluorescence co-staining with MitoTracker Red indicated the mitochondria as the major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in parasite cells. The fluctuating ROS dynamics in the parasite gliding toward, attaching to, and invading the target red blood cell was visualized and monitored in real time with the HyPer expressing parasite population. This is the first report to describe the application of the HyPer probe in an imaging analysis involving Babesia parasites. Hyper-expressing parasites can be widely utilized in studies to investigate the mechanisms of emergence and the reduction of oxidative stress, as well as the signal transduction in the parasite cells during host invasion and intercellular development.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.03.016
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.03.016
  • ISSN : 1873-2550
  • ISSN : 0304-4017
  • SCOPUS ID : 85044964860

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