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      Molecular characterization of Trichinella spiralis galectin and its participation in larval invasion of host’s intestinal epithelial cells

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          The aim of this study was to study the molecular characteristics of Trichinella spiralis galectin (Tsgal) and interactions between Tsgal and host’s intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). The functional domain of Tsgal was cloned and expressed in an E. coli system. The Tsgal was 97.1% identity to the galectin of T. nativa and 20.8% identity to the galectin-8 of humans. Conserved domain analysis revealed that Tsgal belongs to TR-type galectin and has two carbon recognized domain. The rTsgal with 29.1 kDa could be recognized by T. spiralis-infected mice at 42 days post-infection (dpi). The transcription and expression of Tsgal gene was detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting in all T. spiralis developmental stages (intestinal infective larvae, adult worms, newborn larvae, and muscle larvae). The IFA results revealed that Tsgal was mainly located at the cuticles and stichosomes of T. spiralis larvae (ML, IIL and NBL). The rTsgal had hemagglutinating function for erythrocytes from human, rabbit and mouse. The results of Far Western blot and confocal microscopy indicated there was specific binding between rTsgal and IECs, and the binding was located the membrane and cytoplasm of the IECs. Out of four sugars (sucrose, glucose, lactose and maltose), only lactose was able to inhibit the rTsgal agglutinating role for human type B erythrocytes. Moreover, the rTsgal could promote the larval invasion of IECs, while the anti-rTsgal serum inhibited the larval invasion. These results demonstrated that Tsgal might participate in the T. spiralis invasion of intestinal epithelium in early infection stage.

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          Roles of galectins in infection.

          Galectins, which were first characterized in the mid-1970s, were assigned a role in the recognition of endogenous ('self') carbohydrate ligands in embryogenesis, development and immune regulation. Recently, however, galectins have been shown to bind glycans on the surface of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, and function as recognition and effector factors in innate immunity. Some parasites subvert the recognition roles of the vector or host galectins to ensure successful attachment or invasion. This Review discusses the role of galectins in microbial infection, with particular emphasis on adaptations of pathogens to evasion or subversion of host galectin-mediated immune responses.
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            The family of metazoan metal-independent beta-galactoside-binding lectins: structure, function and molecular evolution.

            Animal metal-independent beta-galactoside-binding lectins were initially found in vertebrates, but they have recently been isolated from much lower invertebrates, such as nematode and sponge, as well. Further, an eosinophilic lysophospholipase associated with various inflammatory reactions was very recently found to be a new member of this protein family. It appears that beta-galactoside-binding lectins and some non-lectin proteins form a superfamily whose members are widely distributed from vertebrates to invertebrates. From the viewpoints of protein architecture, the superfamily members can be subdivided into three types; i.e. 'proto type' (the relatively well-studied 14 kDa lectins), 'chimera type' (29-35 kDa lectins also known as epsilon BP/CBP35/Mac2/laminin-binding protein) and 'tandem-repeat type' (a newly found nematode 32 kDa lectin). Comparison of their amino acid sequences and mutagenesis studies have suggested the functional importance of some conservative hydrophilic residues (His44, Asn46, Arg48, Glu71 and Arg73 of human 14 kDa lectin). Several non-charged residues (Gly14, Phe45, Pro47, Phe49, Val59, Trp68, Pro78 and Phe79) are also well conserved, and are probably important to maintain the structural framework of these proteins. A consideration of molecular evolution suggests that lectins belonging to this family probably existed in the Precambrian era. Ubiquitous occurrence of these homologous lectins with shared sugar specificity suggests that they are involved in 'essential minimum' functions of multicellular animals, possibly in cooperation with their partner glycoconjugates.
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              Galectins as pattern recognition receptors: structure, function, and evolution.

              Galectins constitute an evolutionary conserved family of ß-galactoside-binding proteins, ubiquitous in mammals and other vertebrate taxa, invertebrates, and fungi. Since their discovery in the 1970s, their biological roles, initially understood as limited to recognition of carbohydrate ligands in embryogenesis and development, have expanded in recent years by the discovery of their immunoregulatory activities. A gradual paradigm shift has taken place in the past few years through the recognition that galectins also bind glycans on the surface of potentially pathogenic microbes, and function as recognition and effector factors in innate immunity. Further, an additional level of functional complexity has emerged with the most recent findings that some parasites "subvert" the recognition roles of the vector/host galectins for successful attachment or invasion.
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                xujia1986xujia@126.com
                yangfan2017fanny@126.com
                yangdaqi2017@163.com
                jpdaisy@126.com
                liuruodan2006@126.com
                zhangxi_601@126.com
                cuij@zzu.edu.cn
                wangzq2015@126.com
                Journal
                Vet Res
                Vet. Res
                Veterinary Research
                BioMed Central (London )
                0928-4249
                1297-9716
                2 August 2018
                2 August 2018
                2018
                : 49
                : 79
                Affiliations
                [1 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2189 3846, GRID grid.207374.5, Department of Parasitology, Medical College, , Zhengzhou University, ; Zhengzhou, 450052 China
                [2 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2189 3846, GRID grid.207374.5, School of Life Science, , Zhengzhou University, ; Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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                573
                10.1186/s13567-018-0573-3
                6071371
                30068382
                bf2ae5cc-e466-4619-a180-7f1e12d2f177
                © The Author(s) 2018

                Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.

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                : 11 May 2018
                : 11 July 2018
                Funding
                Funded by: FundRef http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;
                Award ID: U1704284
                Award ID: 81672043
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                Veterinary medicine
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