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| Title |
Mitochondrial metabolism of the facultative parasite Chilodonella uncinata (Alveolata, Ciliophora)
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, March 2023
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-023-05695-3 |
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| Authors |
Xia-lian Bu, Wei-shan Zhao, Wen-xiang Li, Hong Zou, Shan-gong Wu, Ming Li, Gui-tang Wang |
| Abstract |
Chilodonella uncinata is an aerobic ciliate capable of switching between being free-living and parasitic on fish fins and gills, causing tissue damage and host mortality. It is widely used as a model organism for genetic studies, but its mitochondrial metabolism has never been studied. Therefore, we aimed to describe the morphological features and metabolic characteristics of its mitochondria. Fluorescence staining and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to observe the morphology of mitochondria. Single-cell transcriptome data of C. uncinata were annotated by the Clusters of Orthologous Genes (COG) database. Meanwhile, the metabolic pathways were constructed based on the transcriptomes. The phylogenetic analysis was also made based on the sequenced cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) gene. Mitochondria were stained red using Mito-tracker Red staining and were stained slightly blue by DAPI dye. The cristae and double membrane structures of the mitochondria were observed by TEM. Besides, many lipid droplets were evenly distributed around the macronucleus. A total of 2594 unigenes were assigned to 23 functional classifications of COG. Mitochondrial metabolic pathways were depicted. The mitochondria contained enzymes for the complete tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, fatty acid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and cytochrome-based electron transport chain (ETC), but only partial enzymes involved in the iron-sulfur clusters (ISCs). Our results showed that C. uncinata possess typical mitochondria. Stored lipid droplets inside mitochondria may be the energy storage of C. uncinata that helps its transmission from a free-living to a parasitic lifestyle. These findings also have improved our knowledge of the mitochondrial metabolism of C. uncinata and increased the volume of molecular data for future studies of this facultative parasite. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Austria | 1 | 14% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 5 | 71% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Unspecified | 1 | 33% |
| Researcher | 1 | 33% |
| Other | 1 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Unspecified | 1 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 March 2023.
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#6,718,834
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#1,445
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#117,109
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#16
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