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Bioinformatic analysis of eosinophil activity and its implications for model and target species

journal contribution
posted on 2021-01-14, 22:38 authored by Caitlin Jenvey, Dalal Sader H AleniziDalal Sader H Alenizi, Fazel AlmasiFazel Almasi, Callum CairnsCallum Cairns, A Holmes, Sarah SloanSarah Sloan, Michael StearMichael Stear
Copyright © The Author(s), 2019. Published by Cambridge University Press. Eosinophils are important immune cells that have been implicated in resistance to gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections in both naturally and experimentally infected sheep. Proteins of particular importance appear to be IgA-Fc alpha receptor (FcαRI), C-C chemokine receptor type 3 (CCR3), proteoglycan 3 (PRG3, major basic protein 2) and EPX (eosinophil peroxidase). We used known human nucleotide sequences to search the ruminant genomes, followed by translation to protein and sequence alignments to visualize differences between sequences and species. Where a sequence was retrieved for cow, but not for sheep and goat, this was used additionally as a reference sequence. In this review, we show that eosinophil function varies among host species. Consequently, investigations into the mechanisms of ruminant immune responses to GIN should be conducted using the natural host. Specifically, we address differences in protein sequence and structure for eosinophil proteins.

History

Publication Date

2020-04-01

Journal

Parasitology

Volume

147

Issue

4

Pagination

8p. (p. 393-400)

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

ISSN

0031-1820

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