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- Title
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma marginale Elicit Different Gene Expression Responses in Cultured Tick Cells.
- Authors
Zivkovic, Zorica; Blouin, Edmour F.; Manzano-Roman, Raúl; Almazán, Consuelo; Naranjo, Victoria; Massung, Robert F.; Jongejan, Frans; Kocan, Katherine M.; De la Fuente, José
- Abstract
The genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) includes obligate tick-transmitted intracellular organisms, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma marginale that multiply in both vertebrate and tick host cells. Recently, we showed that A. marginale affects the expression of tick genes that are involved in tick survival and pathogen infection andmultiplication. However, the gene expression profile in A. phagocytophilum-infected tick cells is currently poorly characterized. The objectives of this study were to characterize tick gene expression profile in Ixodes scapularis ticks and cultured ISE6 cells in response to infection with A. phagocypthilum and to compare tick gene expression responses in A. phagocytophilum- and A. marginale-infected tick cells by microarray and real-time RT-PCR analyses. The results of these studies demonstrated modulation of tick gene expression by A. phagocytophilum and provided evidence of different gene expression responses in tick cells infected with A. phagocytophilum and A. marginale. These differences in Anaplasma-tick interactions may reflect differences in pathogen life cycle in the tick cells.
- Subjects
RICKETTSIALES; VERTEBRATES; IXODES scapularis; GENE expression; PATHOGENIC microorganisms
- Publication
Comparative & Functional Genomics, 2009, p1
- ISSN
1531-6912
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2009/705034