ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (3): 572-579.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.03.014

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Cloning, Expression and Preliminary Evaluation Diagnostic Value of Echinococcus granulosus Cystatin Gene

WU Mao-di1, SONG Xing-ju1, YAN Min1, YANG Ai-guo2, GUO Li2, WANG Ning1, XIE Yue1, GU Xiao-bin1, YANG Guang-you1*   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
    2. Sichuan Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2017-08-29 Online:2018-03-23 Published:2018-03-23

Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to study the characterization and diagnostic value of cystatin of Echinococcus granulosus and provide basis for prevention and control of Echinococcus granulosus. We cloned and expressed Eg-cystatin, and presented a bioinformatic characterization, Western blotting. Immunofluorescence localization was performed to determine the distribution of cystatin from E. granulosus, and explore its potential for diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in sheep based on indirect ELISA. The results showed that Eg-cystatin is belong to a typical type Ⅱ cystatin with an N-terminal signal peptide and the cystatin-like domain (G, Q-X-V-X-G, P-W). Phylogenetic analysis indicated that Eg-cystatin belongs to the cestode cystatin clade, and shares 72.20%-80.66% identity with cystatins from other cestodes. Native Eg-cystatin was located on the tegument and hooks of protoscoleces (PSCs), the whole germinal layer, and the inner body and eggs of adult worms. Indirect ELISA exhibited low specificity (79.1%) and sensitivity (83.3%), and the diagnostic accordance rate was 81.25% compared with the results of necropsy. Eg-cystatin was widely distributed in the larva and adult worm of E. granulosus, suggesting that it is closely related to the life activity of this parasite. However, rEg-cystatin is not a suitable antigen for the detection of sheep CE.

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