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Papers by Perle Latre De Late

Biomedical journal, Feb 1, 2017

Peer review under responsibility of Chang Gung University.

Theileria is a unique apicomplexan parasite capable of transforming its host cell into a dissemin... more Theileria is a unique apicomplexan parasite capable of transforming its host cell into a disseminating tumour. Constitutive JNK activity characterizes bovine T and B cells infected with T. parva, and B cells and macrophages infected with T. annulata. Here, we show that T. annulata manipulates JNK activation by recruiting JNK2, and not JNK1, to the parasite surface, whereas JNK1 is found predominantly in the host cell nucleus. In silico analysis identified 3 potential JNK-binding motifs in the previously characterized GPI-anchored macroschizont surface protein (p104), and we demonstrate here that JNK2 is recruited to the parasite via physical interaction with p104. A cell penetrating peptide harbouring a p104 JNK-binding motif also conserved in T. parva p104 competitively ablated binding, whereupon liberated JNK2 became ubiquitinated and degraded. Sequestration of JNK2 depended on PKA-mediated phosphorylation of the conserved JNK-binding motif and upon disruption of the p104/JNK2 complex loss of JNK2 resulted in diminished matrigel traversal of T. annulata-transformed macrophages. Loss of JNK2 also resulted in upregulation of small mitochondrial ARF that promoted autophagy consistent with cytosolic sequestration of JNK2 sustaininf not only JNK2, but also nuclear JNK1 levels that combined contribute to both survival and dissemination of Theileria-transformed macrophages. .

Cellular Microbiology, Dec 5, 2018

Constitutive c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity characterizes bovine T and B cells infected w... more Constitutive c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity characterizes bovine T and B cells infected with Theileria parva, and B cells and macrophages infected with Theileria annulata. Here, we show that T. annulata infection of macrophages manipulates JNK activation by recruiting JNK2 and not JNK1 to the parasite surface, whereas JNK1 is found predominantly in the host cell nucleus. At the parasite's surface, JNK2 forms a complex with p104, a GPI-(GlycosylPhosphatidylInositol)-anchor T. annulata plasma membrane protein. Sequestration of JNK2 depended on Protein Kinase-A (PKA)mediated phosphorylation of a JNK-binding motif common to T. parva and a cell penetrating peptide harbouring the conserved p104 JNK-binding motif competitively ablated binding, whereupon liberated JNK2 became ubiquitinated and degraded. Cytosolic sequestration of JNK2 suppressed small mitochondrial ARF-mediated autophagy, whereas it sustained nuclear JNK1 levels, c-Jun phosphorylation, and matrigel traversal. Therefore, T. annulata sequestration of JNK2 contributes to both survival and dissemination of Theileria-transformed macrophages.

International Journal for Parasitology

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2016

Originally described as a TGF‐β‐inducible gene, tsc‐22 (Transforming growth factor‐beta Stimulate... more Originally described as a TGF‐β‐inducible gene, tsc‐22 (Transforming growth factor‐beta Stimulated Clone 22) encodes a transcriptional regulator affecting biological processes such as cell growth, differentiation, or apoptosis. Along with GILZ (Glucocorticoid‐Induced Leucine Zipper), TSC‐22 belongs to the evolutionary conserved TSC‐22 Domain family. We previously showed that, in T‐lymphocytes, GILZ expression was induced upon IL‐2 withdrawal, delaying apoptosis through down‐regulation of the pro‐apoptotic protein BIM expression. The aim of this work was then to elucidate the respective roles of GILZ and TSC‐22 upon IL‐2 deprivation‐induced apoptosis. We report here that these two highly homologous genes are concomitantly expressed in most human tissues and in primary T‐lymphocytes and that expression of TSC‐22 promotes T‐lymphocytes apoptosis by inhibiting GILZ functions. Indeed, we demonstrated that TSC‐22 expression in the murine lymphoid CTLL‐2 cell line promoted IL‐2 deprivation‐induced apoptosis. BIM expression and caspases‐9 and ‐3 activities were markedly increased in TSC‐22 expressing clones compared to control clones. Analysis of GILZ expression revealed that TSC‐22 prevented the induction of the GILZ protein upon IL‐2 deprivation, by inhibiting gilz mRNA transcription. These results suggested that TSC‐22 could counteract the protective effect of GILZ on IL‐2‐deprivation‐induced apoptosis. Moreover, TSC‐22‐induced inhibition of GILZ expression was also found in CTLL‐2 cells treated with glucocorticoids or TGF‐β. In the human NKL cell line deprived of IL‐2, TSC‐22 showed the same effect and thus may represent a potent repressor of GILZ expression in IL‐2‐dependent cells, independently of the cell type, or the stimulus, leading to an increase of IL‐2‐deprived T‐cells apoptosis. J. Cell. Biochem. 117: 1855–1868, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Biomedical Journal, 2017

Peer review under responsibility of Chang Gung University.

A. Relative expression of pre-miR-126 in virulent (V) and attenuated ... more A. Relative expression of pre-miR-126 in virulent (V) and attenuated (A) Theileria-infected macrophages. B. Immunoprecipitation analyses with anti-AGO2 and anti-PTP1B antibodies using whole cell lysates derived from virulent (V) and attenuated (A) Theileria-infected macrophages. Top panel shows western blot of the AGO2 precipitate probed with anti-AGO2, anti-phospho-Tyr and PTP1B antibodies. Middle panel shows western blot of the PTP1 B precipitate probed with anti-AGO2 and anti-PTP1B antibodies. Bottom panel shows pull-down assay performed with GST-Grb2 beads and cell extracts containing endogenous AGO2 expressed by Theileria-infected macrophages. Top row shows AGO2 is bound to GST-Grb2 in virulent (V) macrophages, but in attenuated (A) macrophages the small amount of AGO2 bound to Grb2 is below the limit of detection and bottom row shows PTP1B is bound to GST-Grb2 in virulent macrophages. Anti-GST antibodies indicate the amount of Grb2 precipitated. C. Western blot analysis of total cell extracts used for immunoprecipitations probed with anti-PTP1B, anti-AGO2 and anti-actin antibodies, the latter used as a loading control. D. Relative expression of miR-126-5p in AGO2 precipitates of virulent (V) and attenuated (A) Theileria-infected macrophages. All experiments were done independently (n = 3). The error bars show SEM values from 3 biological replicates. ** p value < 0.005; *** p value < 0.001.</p

A. AP-1-(3X-TRE)-driven luciferase activity in virulent macrophages i... more A. AP-1-(3X-TRE)-driven luciferase activity in virulent macrophages is decreased upon inhibition of miR-126-5p (Vi). When attenuated macrophages are transfected with a miR-126-5p mimic (Am), AP-1-driven luciferase activity increased. B. Left. Relative expression of mmp9 in infected macrophages (V and A) before and after transfection with miR126-5p inhibitor (Vi), mimic (Am) and an irrelevant miRNA control (Vc, NCSTUD002). Right. Relative expression of mmp9 in BL20/TBL20 B cells before and after transfection with miR126-5p inhibitor (TBL20i). C. Matrigel traversal of virulent Theileria-transformed macrophages. Inhibition of miR-126-5p expression in virulent macrophages (Vi) decreased matrigel traversal, whereas treatment with mimic (Vm) increased matrigel traversal. The reduced traversal capacity of attenuated macrophages is shown (A). All experiments were done independently (n = 3). The error bars show SEM values from 3 biological replicates. * p value < 0.05, ** p value < 0.01, *** p value < 0.001.</p

A. Left. Immunofluorescence images obtained with anti-phospho-Ser73 c... more A. Left. Immunofluorescence images obtained with anti-phospho-Ser73 c-Jun antibody using virulent (V) and attenuated (A) macrophages transfected or not with the inhibitor (Vi) and mimic of miR-126-5p (Am). Overexpression of miR-126-5p mimic in attenuated macrophages (Am) increased phospho-Ser73-c-Jun staining (green), whereas its inhibition (Vi) in virulent macrophages abolished phospho-Ser73-c-Jun. No fluorescence was observed with Alexa-labelled secondary antibody (Vc). Scale bar is equivalent to 10μ meters. Right. Percentage of corrected total cell fluorescence due to phospho-Ser73-c-Jun staining based on 35-independent cell images. B. Western blot of JNK isoforms (1 and 2) in nuclear and cytoplasmic extracts. JIP-2-mediated cytosolic retention of JNK1 and decreased therefore nuclear JNK1 in attenuated macrophages. Actin was used as a loading control for cytosolic extracts and histone H3 levels for loading control of nuclear extracts. All experiments were done independently (n = 3). The error bars show SEM values from 3 biological replicates ** p value < 0.01, *** p value < 0.001.</p

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Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2021

Corrigendum to "Inverted CD4 +/CD8+T cell ratio in Boran (Bos indicus) cattle" [Vet. Immunol. Imm... more Corrigendum to "Inverted CD4 +/CD8+T cell ratio in Boran (Bos indicus) cattle" [Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 230 110126]

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2020

The CD4 + /CD8 + ratio is used as a marker of the immune regulation of T cell balance. When the r... more The CD4 + /CD8 + ratio is used as a marker of the immune regulation of T cell balance. When the ratio in peripheral blood is less than 1, this is considered an indication of immune suppression in an individual. Previous work on bovine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) has consistently reported a ratio ≥1 as seen in other mammalian hosts, i.e. higher circulating CD4 + cell numbers than CD8 + cell numbers. However, a consistent inverted CD4 + /CD8 + ratio (<1) was observed in Boran cattle, an African Bos indicus breed. The T cell populations were characterized in Boran cattle (n = 52), revealing higher percentages of circulating CD8 + cells (31.9 % average) than CD4 + cells (19.1 % average), thus resulting in the inversion of the expected T cell homeostasis in these animals. The results show that this inversion is not an effect of age or relatedness of the cattle, rather, it was shared by almost all Boran cattle used in this study. Despite this inversion being a feature shared by both males and females, the female cattle had significantly higher CD4 + /CD8 + ratios than the male Boran. This paper describes the characteristics of the T cell fractions in the study animals and compares the findings to those of other Boran cattle in Kenya, and four other cattle breeds representing African indicine, African taurine, Brazilian indicine and European taurine cattle. We demonstrate that the consistent observation of inverted CD4 + /CD8 + cell ratio was restricted to the Boran.

A. Expression levels of the established miR-126-5p-target dl... more A. Expression levels of the established miR-126-5p-target dlk1 monitored as a positive control. Left. Relative expression level of dlk1 in virulent macrophages (V) compared to virulent macrophages transfected with inhibitor of miR-126 (Vi) and attenuated macrophages (A). Right. Protein level of DLK1 in TBL20 cells compared to BL20 cells and TBL20 cells transfected with miR-126-5p inhibitor (TBL20i) B. Left & right. Relative expression levels of JIP-2 in virulent macrophages (V) compared to virulent macrophages transfected with inhibitor of miR-126-5p (Vi) and attenuated macrophages (A) and attenuated macrophages transfected with the mimic of miR-126-5p (Am). The error bars show SEM values from 3 biological replicates. * p value < 0.05, ** p value < 0.01, *** p value < 0.001.</p

A. Immunoprecipitation analyses with anti-JIP-2 antibodies using whol... more A. Immunoprecipitation analyses with anti-JIP-2 antibodies using whole cell lysates derived from virulent (V) Theileria-infected macrophages transfected or not with the inhibitor of miR-126-5p (Vi). The top panel (IP-JIP-2) shows western blot of the precipitate probed with an anti-DLK1 antibody, as a positive control. The lower panel shows western blot analysis of total cell extracts used for both immunoprecipitations probed with anti-JIP-2, anti-Dlk1 and anti-actin antibodies, the latter used as a loading control. B. Immunoprecipitation analyses with anti-JIP-2 using whole cell lysates derived from virulent (V) and attenuated (A) Theileria-infected macrophages transfected or not with a miR-126-5p inhibitor (Vi), mimic (Am) and an irrelevant miR control (Ac). Right and middle upper panel (IP-JIP-2) shows western blot of the precipitate probed with an anti-JIP-2 anti-JNK antibodies. Inhibition of miR-126-5p in virulent macrophages (Vi) increased the formation of the JIP-2/JNK complex, whereas stimulation of miR-126-5p in attenuated macrophages (Am) decreased complex formation. Lower panel shows western blot analysis of total cell extracts used for immunoprecipitations probed with anti-JIP-2, anti-JNK and anti-GAPDH antibodies. In panels A and B IgG represents immunoprecipitation with an irrelevant antibody (IgG). C. Relative expression of c-jun in virulent and attenuated Theileria-infected macrophages before and after transfection with the miR-126-5p inhibitor (Vi), mimic (Am) and an irrelevant control miR (Vc & Ac, NCSTUD002). The error bars show SD values from 3 biological replicates. * p value < 0.05, *** p value < 0.001 and ### p value <0.001 compared to A.</p

A. Scatter plot illustrating the log2 fold change of the host cell’s ... more A. Scatter plot illustrating the log2 fold change of the host cell’s miRNAs in TBL20, TBL3 and attenuated macrophages compared to BL20 and BL3 cells and virulent macrophages. Blue and red dots represent up- and down-regulated miRNAs, respectively (Log2FC>1). B. Semi-circular histogram representing the Fold Change values of the common DE miRNAs in TBL20 and TBL3 compared to their uninfected B cells (BL20 and BL3) and their expression in attenuated macrophages versus virulent macrophages. miRNAs are considered differentially expressed (DE) following two criteria: a) fold change (FC) greater than 2 and b) adjusted p value less than 0.05 (DESeq2) and FDR less than 0.1 (baySeq). Orange and green represent down and up-regulated miRNAs, respectively. The miRNA of interest, miR-126-5p, is framed in blue. C. Left. qRT-PCR confirmation of the sequencing results in Theileria-infected BL20 lymphocytes. Right. qRT-PCR confirmation of miR-126-5p and miR-126-3p levels in Theileria-infected macrophages. D. Left. qRT-PCR confirmation of the relative expression of miR-126-5p in TBL20 compared to BL20 B lymphocytes. Middle. qRT-PCR confirmation of the cellular levels of miR-126-5p following transfection of virulent macrophages with inhibitor (Vi) and attenuated macrophages with mimic sequences (Am). Right. qRT-PCR confirmation of the cellular levels of miR-126-5p in TBL20 following transfection with mimic (TBL20m) or inhibitor (TBL20i) sequences. The error bars show SD values from 3 biological replicates.</p

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021

Theileria parva is the causative agent of East Coast fever and Corridor disease, which are fatal,... more Theileria parva is the causative agent of East Coast fever and Corridor disease, which are fatal, economically important diseases of cattle in eastern, central and southern Africa. Improved methods of control of the diseases are urgently required. The parasite transforms host lymphocytes, resulting in a rapid, clonal expansion of infected cells. Resistance to the disease has long been reported in cattle from T. parva-endemic areas. We reveal here that first- and second-generation descendants of a single Bos indicus bull survived severe challenge with T. parva, (overall survival rate 57.3% compared to 8.7% for unrelated animals) in a series of five field studies. Tolerant cattle displayed a delayed and less severe parasitosis and febrile response than unrelated animals. The in vitro proliferation of cells from surviving cattle was much reduced compared to those from animals that succumbed to infection. Additionally, some pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL1β, IL6, TNFα or TGFβ whic...

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021

Corridor disease (CD) is a fatal condition of cattle caused by buffalo-derived Theileria parva. U... more Corridor disease (CD) is a fatal condition of cattle caused by buffalo-derived Theileria parva. Unlike the related condition, East Coast fever, which results from infection with cattle-derived T. parva, CD has not been extensively studied. We describe in detail the clinical and laboratory findings in cattle naturally infected with buffalo-derived T. parva. Forty-six cattle were exposed to buffalo-derived T. parva under field conditions at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, between 2013 and 2018. The first signs of disease observed in all animals were nasal discharge (mean day of onset was 9 days post-exposure), enlarged lymph nodes (10 days post-exposure), and pyrexia (13.7 days post-exposure). Coughing and labored breathing were observed in more than 50% of animals (14 days post-exposure). Less commonly observed signs, corneal edema (22%) and diarrhea (11%), were observed later in the disease progression (19 days post-exposure). All infections were considered clinically severe, and ...

East Coast fever, a tick-borne cattle disease caused by the Theileria parva parasite, is among th... more East Coast fever, a tick-borne cattle disease caused by the Theileria parva parasite, is among the biggest natural killers of cattle in East Africa, leading to over 1 million deaths annually. Here we report on the genetic analysis of a cohort of Boran cattle demonstrating heritable tolerance to infection by T. parva (h2 = 0.65, s.e. 0.57). Through a linkage analysis we identify a 6 Mb genomic region on Bos taurus chromosome 15 that is significantly associated with survival outcome following T. parva exposure. Testing this locus in an independent cohort of animals replicates this association with survival following T. parva infection. A stop gained polymorphism in this region was found to be highly associated with survival across both related and unrelated animals, with only one of the 20 homozygote carriers (T/T) of this change succumbing to the disease in contrast to 44 out of 97 animals homozygote for the reference allele (C/C). Consequently, we present a genetic locus linked to t...

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Biomedical journal, Feb 1, 2017

Peer review under responsibility of Chang Gung University.

Cellular Microbiology, Dec 5, 2018

International Journal for Parasitology

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2016

Biomedical Journal, 2017

Peer review under responsibility of Chang Gung University.

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2021

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2020

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frontiers in Veterinary Science