Abstract
AbstractCryptocaryoniasis, caused by Cryptocaryon irritans, is a significant threat to marine fish cultures in tropical and subtropical waters. However, controlling this disease remains a challenge. Fish infected with C. irritans acquires immunity; however, C. irritans is difficult to culture in large quantities, obstructing vaccine development using parasite cells. In this study, we established a method for expressing an arbitrary protein on the surface of Tetrahymena thermophila, a culturable ciliate, to develop a mimetic C. irritans. Fusing the signal peptide (SP) and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor sequences of the immobilization antigen, a surface protein of C. irritans, to the fluorescent protein, monomeric Azami-green 1 (mAG1) of the stony coral Galaxea fascicularis, allowed protein expression on the surface and cilia of transgenic Tetrahymena cells. This technique may help develop transgenic Tetrahymena displaying parasite antigens on their cell surface, potentially contributing to the development of vaccines using “mimetic parasites”.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The University of Tokyo
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Molecular Biology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Biochemistry,Bioengineering,Biotechnology
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