Toxoplasma gondii ROP17 inhibits the innate immune response of HEK293T cells to promote its survival

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第一作者： Li, Jie-Xi

作者： Li, Jie-Xi;Yan, Hai-Kuo;Li, Jie-Xi;He, Jun-Jun;Chen, Dan;Zhai, Bin-Tao;Zhu, Xing-Quan;Elsheikha, Hany M.;Zhai, Bin-Tao;Zhu, Xing-Quan

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关键词： ROP17; Toxoplasma gondii; Differential gene expression; Transcriptome; Innate immunity

期刊名称：PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH （ 影响因子：2.289； 五年影响因子：2.403 ）

ISSN： 0932-0113

年卷期： 2019 年 118 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Toxoplasma gondii secretes a group of rhoptry-secreted kinases (ROPs), which play significant roles in promoting intracellular infection. T. gondii rhoptry organelle protein 17 (ROP17) is one of these important effector proteins. However, its role in modulating host cell response during infection remains poorly understood. Here, we reveal that ROP17 (genotype I) induces significant changes in the expression genes and transcription factors of host cells. HEK293T cells were transfected with PCMV-N-HA-ROP17 plasmid or empty control PCMV-N-HA plasmid. Transcriptomic analysis revealed 3138 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in PCMV-N-HA-ROP17-transfected HEK293T cells, including 1456 upregulated, 1682 downregulated DEGs. Also, 715 of the DEGs were transcription factors (TFs), including 423 downregulated TFs and 292 upregulated TFs. Most differentially expressed TFs, whether belong to signal transduction, cancer-related pathways or immune-related pathways, were downregulated in ROP17-expressing cells. ROP17 also decreased alternative splicing events in host cells, presumably via alteration of the expression of genes involved in the alternative splicing pathway. Taken together, our findings suggest a novel strategy whereby T. gondii ROP17 manipulates various cellular processes, including immune response through reprogramming host gene expression to promote its own colonization and survival in the infected host cells.

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