Application of proteomics for comparison of proteome of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2005 Feb 5;815(1-2):305-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.08.048.

Abstract

Protein profiles of two isolates of Neospora caninum (KBA-2 and JPA1) and Toxoplasma gondii RH strain were investigated by proteomic approach. Approximately, 78% of protein spots on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) profiles and 80% of antigen spots on 2-DE immunoblotting profiles were exhibited to share the same pI and M(r) between KBA-2 and JPA1 of N. caninum. On the other hand, a total of 30 antigen spots of T. gondii were recognized on 2-DE immunoblotting profile using rabbit antiserum against N. caninum KBA-2. A number of homologue proteins, such as heat shock protein 70, tubulin alpha- and beta-chain, putative protein disulfide isomerase, actin, enolase and 14-3-3 protein homologue are believed as the conserved proteins in both N. caninum and T. gondii. On the contrary, NcSUB1, NcGRA2 and NCDG1 (NcGRA7) might be the species-specific proteins for N. caninum tachyzoites. The present study showed that the high degree of similarity between N. caninum isolates (KBA-2 and JPA1), whereas large differences between N. caninum and T. gondii were noticed by proteome comparisons.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Protozoan / analysis
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Immunoblotting
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Neospora / chemistry*
  • Neospora / classification
  • Neospora / genetics
  • Neospora / growth & development
  • Proteome / analysis
  • Protozoan Proteins / analysis*
  • Protozoan Proteins / genetics
  • Toxoplasma / chemistry*
  • Toxoplasma / classification
  • Toxoplasma / genetics
  • Toxoplasma / growth & development

Substances

  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • Proteome
  • Protozoan Proteins