Dicker, A.J., Nath, M., Yaga, R., Nisbet, A.J., Lainson, F.A., Gilleard, J.S. and Skuce, P.J. (2011) Teladorsagia circumcincta: The transcriptomic response of a multi-drug-resistant isolate to ivermectin exposure in vitro. Experimental Parasitology, 127(2), pp. 351-356. (doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.08.019)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2010.08.019
Abstract
The emergence and spread of anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes is a serious threat to the sustainability of the livestock industry. Resistance has a genetic component but the underlying mechanisms and the means by which resistant parasites survive anthelmintic treatment are still poorly understood. Differential gene expression may be implicated, especially in multi-drug resistant parasites. In this study, we investigated the transcriptomic response of a triple drug-resistant isolate of Teladorsagia circumcincta to ivermectin exposure in vitro, using Roche 454 sequencing. The study generated similar to 100,000 new EST sequences, similar to 50,000 each from the ivermectin-exposed and -unexposed pools of parasites. Bioinformatic analysis of the expression profiles revealed statistically significant differences in the mean expression levels of four KEGG orthologous groups, namely 'translation', 'amino acid metabolism', 'carbohydrate metabolism' and 'xenobiotic degradation and metabolism'. Notably, candidate resistance genes such as p-glycoproteins and cytochrome P450s were poorly represented in both datasets. Clusters of sequences, containing both exposed and unexposed ESTs, also revealed statistically significant differences. Four clusters were identified as cytochrome c oxidase subunits, two of these clusters had a statistically significant increase in the number of exposed ESTs compared to unexposed ESTs. Four clusters were identified as vitellogenin; three of these clusters had a statistically significant decrease in number of exposed ESTs compared to unexposed ESTs.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Gilleard, Professor John |
| Authors: | Dicker, A.J., Nath, M., Yaga, R., Nisbet, A.J., Lainson, F.A., Gilleard, J.S., and Skuce, P.J. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Experimental Parasitology |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0014-4894 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1090-2449 |
| Published Online: | 03 September 2010 |
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