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- Title
Heat Shock Protein 90 of Bonamia ostreae: Characterization and Possible Correlation with Infection of the Flat Oyster, Ostrea edulis.
- Authors
Prado‐Alvarez, Maria; Chollet, Bruno; Couraleau, Yann; Morga, Benjamin; Arzul, Isabelle
- Abstract
In this study, we described the cytosolic HSP90 of Bonamia ostreae, an intracellular parasite of Ostrea edulis hemocytes. The complete open reading frame was assembled by Rapid Amplification cDNA Ends reactions on cDNA of B. ostreae-infected hemocytes. HSP90 amplification was corroborated in infected oysters and B. ostreae purified cells. The functionality of the HSP90, studied by inhibitory assays with radicicol, suggests that this protein may play a role in hemocyte invasion. Our results inform the molecular basis that governs B. ostreae- O. edulis interactions.
- Subjects
HEAT shock proteins; COMMUNICABLE diseases; OSTREA angasi; EUROPEAN oyster; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; RADICICOL; ANTISENSE DNA
- Publication
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2013, Vol 60, Issue 3, p257
- ISSN
1066-5234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jeu.12031