The microsporidian polar tube: origin, structure, composition, function, and application

Author:

Chen Yuqing,Lv Qing,Liao Hongjie,Xie Zhengkai,Hong Liuyi,Qi Lei,Pan Guoqing,Long Mengxian,Zhou Zeyang

Abstract

AbstractMicrosporidia are a class of obligate intracellular parasitic unicellular eukaryotes that infect a variety of hosts, even including humans. Although different species of microsporidia differ in host range and specificity, they all share a similar infection organelle, the polar tube, which is also defined as the polar filament in mature spores. In response to the appropriate environmental stimulation, the spore germinates with the polar filament everted, forming a hollow polar tube, and then the infectious cargo is transported into host cells via the polar tube. Hence, the polar tube plays a key role in microsporidian infection. Here, we review the origin, structure, composition, function, and application of the microsporidian polar tube, focusing on the origin of the polar filament, the structural differences between the polar filament and polar tube, and the characteristics of polar tube proteins. Comparing the three-dimensional structure of PTP6 homologous proteins provides new insight for the screening of additional novel polar tube proteins with low sequence similarity in microsporidia. In addition, the interaction of the polar tube with the spore wall and the host are summarized to better understand the infection mechanism of microsporidia. Due to the specificity of polar tube proteins, they are also used as the target in the diagnosis and prevention of microsporidiosis. With the present findings, we propose a future study on the polar tube of microsporidia. Graphical Abstract

Funder

Opening fund of State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology

Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, China

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Parasitology,General Veterinary

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