红色毛癣菌分泌性蛋白酶的分析

分泌性蛋白酶是红色毛癣菌致病的潜在毒力因子。在构建红色毛癣菌6个不同时间段cDNA文库的基础上,共获得了9683条uniqueESTs,通过生物信息学分析从中得到了18个可能的分泌性蛋白酶的EST序列,包括4个分泌性肽酶、1个分泌性金属蛋白酶、2个细胞外丝氨酸蛋白酶、1个分泌性天冬氨酸蛋白酶、9个分泌性枯草杆菌蛋白酶样丝氨酸蛋白酶、1个空泡丝氨酸蛋白酶。这些分泌性蛋白酶在红色毛癣菌感染过程中可能分别与其获得营养、扩大侵袭范围及激起宿主免疫应答有关,这些结果为进一步研究红色毛癣菌感染和发病机制提供了重要的分子基础和线索。

Analysis of secreted proteases of Trichophyton rubrum

Secreted proteases are thought as potential virulent factors of Tricophyton rubrum. Based on cDNA libraries of 6 physiological phases of Tricophyton rubrum, 9683 uniqueESTs were obtained by DNA sequencing. By bioinformatic analysis, 18 ESTs of putative secreted proteases were obtained from the established ESTs library, including 4 secreted peptidases, 1 secreted metalloprotease, 2 extracellular serine proteases, 1 secreted aspartic proteinase, 9 secreted subtilisin-like proteases and 1 vacuolar serine protease. These secreted proteases are related to nutrient uptake, lesion extension and host immune responses elicitation in the process of T. rubrum infection. These results provide a clue to further research on the infection and pathogencity of T. rubrum.