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Journal Article
An atypical and functionally diverse family of Kunitz-type cysteine/serine proteinase inhibitors secreted by the helminth parasite Fasciola hepatica
2020
Overview
Fasciola hepatica
is a global parasite of humans and their livestock. Regulation of parasite-secreted cathepsin L-like cysteine proteases associated with virulence is important to fine-tune parasite-host interaction. We uncovered a family of seven Kunitz-type (FhKT) inhibitors dispersed into five phylogenetic groups. The most highly expressed FhKT genes (group FhKT1) are secreted by the newly excysted juveniles (NEJs), the stage responsible for host infection. The FhKT1 inhibitors do not inhibit serine proteases but are potent inhibitors of parasite cathepsins L and host lysosomal cathepsin L, S and K cysteine proteases (inhibition constants < 10 nM). Their unusual inhibitory properties are due to (a) Leu
15
in the reactive site loop P1 position that sits at the water-exposed interface of the S1 and S1′ subsites of the cathepsin protease, and (b) Arg
19
which forms cation-π interactions with Trp
291
of the S1′ subsite and electrostatic interactions with Asp
125
of the S2′ subsite. FhKT1.3 is exceptional, however, as it also inhibits the serine protease trypsin due to replacement of the P1 Leu
15
in the reactive loop with Arg
15
. The atypical Kunitz-type inhibitor family likely regulate parasite cathepsin L proteases and/or impairs host immune cell activation by blocking lysosomal cathepsin proteases involved in antigen processing and presentation.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
Subject
/ 631/45
/ 692/699
/ Animals
/ Cattle
/ Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors - metabolism
/ Fasciola hepatica - metabolism
/ Helminth Proteins - metabolism
/ Host-Parasite Interactions - physiology
/ Humanities and Social Sciences
/ Humans
/ Science
/ Serine
/ Serine Proteases - metabolism
/ Serine proteinase inhibitors
/ Serine Proteinase Inhibitors - metabolism
/ Trypsin
