title: The proteins secreted by Trichomonas vaginalis and vaginal epithelial cell response to secreted and episomally expressed AP65.
abstract: We showed recently that contact of human vaginal epithelial cells (VECs) by Trichomonas vaginalis and incubation with trichomonad proteins in conditioned medium induced expression of VEC genes. We performed 2-D SDS-PAGE followed by MALDI-TOF to identify the major secreted proteins. Based on protein abundance and separation of spots in 2-D gels, 32 major secreted proteins were examined, which gave 19 proteins with accession numbers. These proteins included known secreted cysteine proteinases. In addition, other secreted proteins were enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, adhesin protein AP65, heat shock proteins, thioredoxin reductase and coronins. We confirmed that the secreted trichomonad proteins induced expression of VEC genes, including interleukin 8 (IL-8), COX-2 and fibronectin. Purified AP65 added to VECs had a pronounced effect only on IL-8 gene expression, which was inhibited in the presence of 12G4 monoclonal antibody to AP65. Moreover, AP65 expressed episomally within epithelial cells was found to enhance the expression of IL-8 and COX-2. This may be the first report of analysis of the secreted proteins of T. vaginalis and of the host epithelial cell response to these proteins and to the prominent adhesin AP65.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ashwini S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kucknoor
authors.forename: Vasanthakrishna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mundodi
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Alderete
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013880:Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: C096723:AP65-1 protein, Trichomonas vaginalis; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D005353:Fibronectins; D016209:Interleukin-8; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D013880:Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases