PMID- 32472399 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210818 LR - 20210818 IS - 1896-1851 (Electronic) IS - 1230-2821 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Dec TI - Enhancing the Stability of Haemonchus contortus Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and Binding of Host Albumin to the Parasite Enzyme. PG - 980-984 LID - 10.2478/s11686-020-00212-3 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Haemonchus contortus is an economically important parasite of domestic animals. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) excreted in the ES product of H. contortus can be a promising vaccine candidate for controlling the parasite infection. Unfortunately, the parasite enzyme breaks down rapidly. The current study focusses on stabilizing the recombinant GAPDH (rGAPDH) of H. contortus. METHODS: The rGAPDH was purified and stored in two different buffers (sodium phosphate + EDTA and bicarbonate-sodium chloride) to check the stability. The affinity of the parasite enzyme towards host serum (Goat) components was evaluated by affinity chromatography. The interacting component was identified by mass spectrometry. RESULTS: Here, we report that the enzyme can be stabilized for at least 3 months if stored in bicarbonate-sodium chloride. This should facilitate testing of the enzyme in challenge trials. Additionally, we show that the parasite enzyme has affinity for host albumin; this interaction may have significance in host-parasite relationship. CONCLUSION: The present study reports a combination of sodium bicarbonate (0.1 M) with 0.5 M sodium chloride as a suitable buffer to enhance the stability of H. contortus GAPDH. FAU - Nijo, Yapu AU - Nijo Y AD - Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, 243122, India. FAU - Mishra, Prasanta Kumar K AU - Mishra PKK AD - Unit of Veterinary Clinical Complex, FVAS, RGSC, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 231001, India. prasantmodel@gmail.com. FAU - Joshi, Paritosh AU - Joshi P AD - Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, 243122, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200529 PL - Switzerland TA - Acta Parasitol JT - Acta parasitologica JID - 9301947 RN - 0 (Albumins) RN - EC 1.2.1.- (Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases) SB - IM MH - Albumins MH - Animals MH - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases MH - *Goat Diseases MH - Goats MH - *Haemonchiasis/veterinary MH - *Haemonchus MH - *Parasites OTO - NOTNLM OT - Albumin OT - Buffer OT - GAPDH OT - Haemonchus contortus OT - Stability EDAT- 2020/05/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/19 06:00 CRDT- 2020/05/31 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/05/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/31 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.2478/s11686-020-00212-3 [pii] AID - 10.2478/s11686-020-00212-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Parasitol. 2020 Dec;65(4):980-984. doi: 10.2478/s11686-020-00212-3. Epub 2020 May 29.