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GENOMICS
卷 115, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110661
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Leishmania amazonensis; Genome; Multigene families; Virulence factors; CRISPR editing
We sequenced and assembled the PH8 strain of Leishmania amazonensis, an etiological agent of leishmaniasis, and obtained the sequence of 34 chromosomes with 8317 annotated genes. We identified multigene families encoding virulence factors, as well as genes involved in parasite iron and heme metabolism. We also tested CRISPR-Cas9 protocols to generate knockout cell lines for further study of virulence factors.
We report the sequencing and assembly of the PH8 strain of Leishmania amazonensis one of the etiological agents of leishmaniasis. After combining data from long Pacbio reads, short Illumina reads and synteny with the Leishmania mexicana genome, the sequence of 34 chromosomes with 8317 annotated genes was generated. Multigene families encoding three virulence factors, A2, amastins and the GP63 metalloproteases, were identified and compared to their annotation in other Leishmania species. As they have been recently recognized as virulence factors essential for disease establishment and progression of the infection, we also identified 14 genes encoding proteins involved in parasite iron and heme metabolism and compared to genes from other Trypanosomatids. To follow these studies with a genetic approach to address the role of virulence factors, we tested two CRISPR-Cas9 protocols to generate L. amazonensis knockout cell lines, using the Miltefosine transporter gene as a proof of concept.
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