Affiliation:
1. Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
Abstract
The “Wattle and Daub” model of cyst wall formation in Entamoeba invadens has been used to explain encystment in Entamoeba histolytica, the causal agent of amoebiasis, and this process could be a potential target for new antiamoebic drugs. In this study, we studied the morphological stages of chitin wall formation in E. invadens in more detail using fluorescent chitin-binding dyes and the immunolocalization of cyst wall proteins. It was found that chitin deposition was mainly initiated on the cell surface at a specific point or at different points at the same time. The cystic wall grew outward and gradually covered the entire surface of the cyst over time, following the model of Wattle and Daub. The onset of chitin deposition was guided by the localization of chitin synthase 1 to the plasma membrane, occurring on the basis of the Jacob lectin in the cell membrane. During encystation, F-actin was reorganized into the cortical region within the early stages of encystation and remained intact until the completion of the chitin wall. The disruption of actin polymerization in the cortical region inhibited proper wall formation, producing wall-less cysts or cysts with defective chitin walls, indicating the importance of the cortical actin cytoskeleton for proper cyst wall formation.
Funder
MHRD
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),General Immunology and Microbiology,Molecular Biology,Immunology and Allergy
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