Iripin-3, a New Salivary Protein Isolated From
| Autor: | Adéla, Chlastáková, Jan, Kotál, Zuzana, Beránková, Barbora, Kaščáková, Larissa Almeida, Martins, Helena, Langhansová, Tatyana, Prudnikova, Monika, Ederová, Ivana, Kutá Smatanová, Michail, Kotsyfakis, Jindřich, Chmelař |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Guinea Pigs
Immunology Ixodes ricinus Mice Transgenic Adaptive Immunity Lymphocyte Activation blood coagulation Animals Humans Immunologic Factors Protease Inhibitors Lymphocytes Salivary Proteins and Peptides Saliva Blood Coagulation Cells Cultured Cell Proliferation Original Research X-ray crystallography Mice Inbred C3H saliva Ixodes serpin Anticoagulants adaptive immunity tick Mice Inbred C57BL inflammation Cytokines Insect Proteins Rabbits Spleen |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Immunology |
| ISSN: | 1664-3224 |
| Popis: | Tick saliva is a rich source of pharmacologically and immunologically active molecules. These salivary components are indispensable for successful blood feeding on vertebrate hosts and are believed to facilitate the transmission of tick-borne pathogens. Here we present the functional and structural characterization of Iripin-3, a protein expressed in the salivary glands of the tick Ixodes ricinus, a European vector of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease. Belonging to the serpin superfamily of protease inhibitors, Iripin-3 strongly inhibited the proteolytic activity of serine proteases kallikrein and matriptase. In an in vitro setup, Iripin-3 was capable of modulating the adaptive immune response as evidenced by reduced survival of mouse splenocytes, impaired proliferation of CD4+ T lymphocytes, suppression of the T helper type 1 immune response, and induction of regulatory T cell differentiation. Apart from altering acquired immunity, Iripin-3 also inhibited the extrinsic blood coagulation pathway and reduced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated bone marrow-derived macrophages. In addition to its functional characterization, we present the crystal structure of cleaved Iripin-3 at 1.95 Å resolution. Iripin-3 proved to be a pluripotent salivary serpin with immunomodulatory and anti-hemostatic properties that could facilitate tick feeding via the suppression of host anti-tick defenses. Physiological relevance of Iripin-3 activities observed in vitro needs to be supported by appropriate in vivo experiments. |
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