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AP2X-8 Is Important for Tachyzoite Growth and Bradyzoite Differentiation of Toxoplasma gondii

文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Sun, Li-Xiu 1 ; Wang, Meng 2 ; Elsheikha, Hany M. 3 ; Xie, Shi-Chen 2 ; Fu, Bao-Quan 2 ; Zhu, Xing-Quan 4 ; Liu, Guo-Hua 1 ;

作者机构： 1.Hunan Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Res Ctr Parasites & Vectors, Changsha 410128, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, State Key Lab Anim Dis Control & Prevent, Key Lab Vet Parasitol Gansu Prov, Lanzhou Vet Res Inst, Lanzhou 730046, Peoples R China

3.Univ Nottingham, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Sch Vet Med & Sci, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, England

4.Shanxi Agr Univ, Coll Vet Med, Lab Parasit Dis, Taigu 030801, Peoples R China

关键词： Toxoplasma gondii; toxoplasmosis; AP2 transcription factors; AP2X-8; tachyzoite growth; bradyzoite differentiation

期刊名称：ANIMALS （ 影响因子：2.7； 五年影响因子：3.2 ）

ISSN： 2076-2615

年卷期： 2025 年 15 卷 9 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite capable of establishing chronic infections, with potential reactivation in immunocompromised individuals. However, the molecular mechanisms governing tachyzoite-to-bradyzoite differentiation remain incompletely understood. Previous studies have identified AP2 transcription factors as key regulators of this developmental switch. In this study, we investigated the role of the AP2 factor AP2X-8. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that AP2X-8 is constitutively expressed in the nucleus of both tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages. Using CRISPR-Cas9-mediated homologous recombination, we successfully generated an ap2X-8 knockout strain. Phenotypic assays including plaque formation, invasion, replication, and egress, and bradyzoite differentiation assays, were then performed to assess the impact of ap2X-8 deletion. Our analyses showed that the loss of ap2X-8 significantly impaired plaque formation and intracellular replication, while invasion and egress were unaffected. Furthermore, ap2X-8 knockout enhanced bradyzoite differentiation in vitro. Despite these changes, deletion of ap2X-8 did not alter parasite virulence in a mouse infection model. These findings demonstrate that AP2X-8 is an important regulator of T. gondii tachyzoite growth and bradyzoite differentiation, offering new insights into the parasite's developmental regulation.

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