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- Title
Expression Pattern of the Pneumocystis jirovecii Major Surface Glycoprotein Superfamily in Patients with Pneumonia.
- Authors
Schmid-Siegert, Emanuel; Richard, Sophie; Luraschi, Amanda; Mühlethaler, Konrad; Pagni, Marco; Hauser, Philippe M
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The human pathogen Pneumocystis jirovecii harbors 6 families of major surface glycoproteins (MSGs) encoded by a single gene superfamily. MSGs are presumably responsible for antigenic variation and adhesion to host cells. The genomic organization suggests that a single member of family I is expressed at a given time per cell, whereas members of the other families are simultaneously expressed.<bold>Methods: </bold>We analyzed RNA sequences expressed in several clinical samples, using specific weighted profiles for sorting of reads and calling of single-nucleotide variants to estimate the diversity of the expressed genes.<bold>Results: </bold>A number of different isoforms of at least 4 MSG families were expressed simultaneously, including isoforms of family I, for which confirmation was obtained in the wet laboratory.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>These observations suggest that every single P. jirovecii population is made of individual cells with distinct surface properties. Our results enhance our understanding of the unique antigenic variation system and cell surface structure of P. jirovecii.
- Subjects
ANTIGENIC variation; MEMBRANE glycoproteins; GENES; SURFACE structure; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; PROTEINS; RESEARCH; GENETICS; PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia; RESEARCH methodology; FUNGI; GENETIC polymorphisms; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 223, Issue 2, p310
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jiaa342