A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development

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Autor(a) principal: Skelly,Patrick J.
Data de Publicação: 1995
Outros Autores: Shoemaker,Charles B.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000200027
Resumo: During their complex life cycle schistosomes alternate between the use of stored glycogen and reliance on host glucose to provide for their energy needs. In addition, there is dramatic variation between the relative contribution of aerobic versus anaerobic glucose metabolism during development. We have cloned a set of representative cDNAs that encode proteins involved in glucose uptake, glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. The different cDNAs were used as probes to examine the expression of glucose metabolism genes during the schistosome life cycle. Steady state mRNA levels from whole cercariae, isolated cercarial tails, schistosomula and adult worms were analysed on Northern blots and dot blots which were quantified using storage phosphor technology. These studies reveal: (1) Transcripts encoding glycogen metabolic enzymes are expressed to much higher levels in cercarial tails than whole cercariae or schistosomula while the opposite pattern is found for glucose transporters and hexokinase transcripts; (2) Schistosomula contain low levels of transcripts encoding respiratory enzymes but regain the capacity for aerobic glucose metabolism as they mature to adulthood; (3) Male and female adults contain similar levels of the different transcripts involved in glucose metabolism.
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spelling A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome developmentschistosomemetabolismtranscriptionglucoseDuring their complex life cycle schistosomes alternate between the use of stored glycogen and reliance on host glucose to provide for their energy needs. In addition, there is dramatic variation between the relative contribution of aerobic versus anaerobic glucose metabolism during development. We have cloned a set of representative cDNAs that encode proteins involved in glucose uptake, glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. The different cDNAs were used as probes to examine the expression of glucose metabolism genes during the schistosome life cycle. Steady state mRNA levels from whole cercariae, isolated cercarial tails, schistosomula and adult worms were analysed on Northern blots and dot blots which were quantified using storage phosphor technology. These studies reveal: (1) Transcripts encoding glycogen metabolic enzymes are expressed to much higher levels in cercarial tails than whole cercariae or schistosomula while the opposite pattern is found for glucose transporters and hexokinase transcripts; (2) Schistosomula contain low levels of transcripts encoding respiratory enzymes but regain the capacity for aerobic glucose metabolism as they mature to adulthood; (3) Male and female adults contain similar levels of the different transcripts involved in glucose metabolism.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde1995-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000200027Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.90 n.2 1995reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02761995000200027info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSkelly,Patrick J.Shoemaker,Charles B.eng2020-04-25T17:47:23Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:06:29.449Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
title A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
spellingShingle A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
Skelly,Patrick J.
schistosome
metabolism
transcription
glucose
title_short A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
title_full A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
title_fullStr A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
title_full_unstemmed A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
title_sort A molecular genetic study of the variations in metabolic function during schistosome development
author Skelly,Patrick J.
author_facet Skelly,Patrick J.
Shoemaker,Charles B.
author_role author
author2 Shoemaker,Charles B.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Skelly,Patrick J.
Shoemaker,Charles B.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv schistosome
metabolism
transcription
glucose
topic schistosome
metabolism
transcription
glucose
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv During their complex life cycle schistosomes alternate between the use of stored glycogen and reliance on host glucose to provide for their energy needs. In addition, there is dramatic variation between the relative contribution of aerobic versus anaerobic glucose metabolism during development. We have cloned a set of representative cDNAs that encode proteins involved in glucose uptake, glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. The different cDNAs were used as probes to examine the expression of glucose metabolism genes during the schistosome life cycle. Steady state mRNA levels from whole cercariae, isolated cercarial tails, schistosomula and adult worms were analysed on Northern blots and dot blots which were quantified using storage phosphor technology. These studies reveal: (1) Transcripts encoding glycogen metabolic enzymes are expressed to much higher levels in cercarial tails than whole cercariae or schistosomula while the opposite pattern is found for glucose transporters and hexokinase transcripts; (2) Schistosomula contain low levels of transcripts encoding respiratory enzymes but regain the capacity for aerobic glucose metabolism as they mature to adulthood; (3) Male and female adults contain similar levels of the different transcripts involved in glucose metabolism.
description During their complex life cycle schistosomes alternate between the use of stored glycogen and reliance on host glucose to provide for their energy needs. In addition, there is dramatic variation between the relative contribution of aerobic versus anaerobic glucose metabolism during development. We have cloned a set of representative cDNAs that encode proteins involved in glucose uptake, glycolysis, Kreb's cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. The different cDNAs were used as probes to examine the expression of glucose metabolism genes during the schistosome life cycle. Steady state mRNA levels from whole cercariae, isolated cercarial tails, schistosomula and adult worms were analysed on Northern blots and dot blots which were quantified using storage phosphor technology. These studies reveal: (1) Transcripts encoding glycogen metabolic enzymes are expressed to much higher levels in cercarial tails than whole cercariae or schistosomula while the opposite pattern is found for glucose transporters and hexokinase transcripts; (2) Schistosomula contain low levels of transcripts encoding respiratory enzymes but regain the capacity for aerobic glucose metabolism as they mature to adulthood; (3) Male and female adults contain similar levels of the different transcripts involved in glucose metabolism.
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