Comparative proteomic analysis provides insight into the key proteins as potential targets underlying the effect of malachite green against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. Issue 7 (9th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qu, Shenye; Song, Chenguang; Tan, Xiaoping; Wang, Gaoxue; Ling, Fei
• Is Part Of: Journal of fish diseases. Volume 44:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 881
• Page End: 892
• Publication Date: 2021-02-09
• Subjects: differentially expressed proteins -- Ichthyophthirius multifiliis -- iTRAQ -- malachite green -- target; Fishes -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 639.3
• DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13346
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-7775

Abstract

Abstract: Target identification is important for drug discovery. Unfortunately, no drug targets have been found in Ichthyophthirius multifiliis until now and further limited development of the novel drug for Ichthyophthiriasis. In this study, an iTRAQ‐based quantitative proteomic analysis was used to find the target of malachite green (MG), exhibiting greater efficacy than the existing drugs, against I. multifiliis trophonts in situ. We also verified the proteomic results by RT‐qPCR, TEM and cell apoptosis assay. Our results showed that major variations in protein abundance were found among many of the ribosome proteins, indicating ribosome might be a candidate target. Furthermore, GO and KEGG pathway analyses of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) revealed that ribosome and PI3K‐Akt signalling pathway were remarkably enriched. Taken together, the above DEPs were also verified by RT‐qPCR and morphological observations. This study provides insights into the key proteins enriched in PI3K‐Akt signal pathway and ribosome pathway as potential targets of MG killing I. multifiliis, which could be served as targets for other less toxic drugs and be tested as potential treatments for I. multifiliis .