To accelerate gene discovery and facilitate genetic mapping in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, we have generated >7000 new ESTs from the 5' ends of randomly selected tachyzoite cDNAs. Comparison of the ESTs with the existing gene databases identified possible functions for more than 500 new T. gondii genes by virtue of sequence motifs shared with conserved protein families, including ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals, including both mammals and birds. Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) localises to the surface of T. gondii tachyzoites and modulates the interactions between parasite and host cells. In this study, the protective efficacy of recombinant T. gondii PDI (rTgPDI) as a vaccine candidate against T. gondii in...

The intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii triggers rapid MAPK activation in mouse macrophages (Mphi). We used synthetic inhibitors and dominant-negative Mphi mutants to demonstrate that T. gondii triggers IL-12 production in dependence upon p38 MAPK. Chemical inhibition of stress-activated protein kinase/JNK showed that this MAPK was also required for parasite-triggered IL-12 production. Ex...

A ribosomal phosphoprotein P0 detected on the surface of the human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum (PfP0) has been shown to be recognised by invasion blocking antibodies. Using cross-reactive polyclonal antibodies against PfP0, the surface localisation has also been demonstrated on certain mammalian cells, yeast and Toxoplasma gondii. We sought to characterise the phenomenon of surface ...

Integrated databases resources are integral to the study of biology and of host-pathogen interactions. Tremendous strides in technology have permitted the generation of large, valuable data sets for many life cycle stages of numerous pathogens and/or their hosts. The Toxoplasma genome database (http://ToxoDB.org) currently hosts, and integrates, a wide array of diverse, large-scale data sets (1...

this study was aimed to detect anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cats infected with rh strain of t. gondii by using an immunoblotting method. for this, cats were experimentally infected using tachyzoites harvested from vero cell cultures. tachyzoites were then lysed and transferred to polyacrylamide gels followed by blotting to pvdf membranes. an immunoblotting was performed using these memb...

UNC93B1 associates with Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 3, TLR7 and TLR9, mediating their translocation from the endoplasmic reticulum to the endolysosome, hence allowing proper activation by nucleic acid ligands. We found that the triple deficient '3d' mice, which lack functional UNC93B1, are hyper-susceptible to infection with Toxoplasma gondii. We established that while mounting a normal systemic p...

ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii can be eliminated in bovine semen. Cryopreserved semen is often used due to the fact that artificial insemination dairy and beef cattle provides benefits terms of production. However, little known regarding viability infectivity T. tachyzoites cryopreserved In present study, negative for were contaminated with 1 x 106 (RH strain) without different cryoprotectants, su...

We have evaluated the diagnostic utility of six antigenic regions of the Toxoplasma gondii MIC2, MIC3, M2AP, GRA3, GRA7, and SAG1 gene products, assembled in recombinant chimeric antigens by genetic engineering, in order to replace the soluble, whole-cell tachyzoite extract in serological assays. Serum samples from 100 adults with acquired T. gondii infection and from 30 infants born to mothers...

Male goats of mating age serologically negative for Toxoplasma gondii were divided into three groups: GI--controls (placebo) (n = 2); GII--infected with 1 x 10⁶ tachyzoites (RH strains) (n = 2); and GIII--infected with 2 x 10⁵ oocysts (P strains) (n = 2). Clinical, hematology, parasite and serology tests and studies of parasites in the semen through bioassay and polymerase chain reaction (PCR),...