Identification and Immunological Characterization of Somatic Proteins from Adults of by Proteomics Technique.

BACKGROUND

is considered as one of the main etiological agents of toxocariasis with global and regional importance. As there is no information on proteomics of , herein, we reported the results obtained by proteomic analysis of somatic proteins extract, using a mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) approach.

METHODS

Somatic extract fractions were separated by two-dimensional SDS-PAGE and were electro blotted on to PVDF membranes for immunoblot analysis, then collected the immunogenic spots which response of antibodies of the paratenic hosts (mice) to the antigens (Mashhad, 2017), and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. The LC-MS/MS data were analyzed by Mascot database, Taxonomy , and common contaminants, in Omics Center, Biotechnology Medical University of Graz (Austria, 2018).

RESULT

The protein spots were isolated between 15-140 kDa ranges using 3-10 non-linear IPG strips and Brilliant Blue Coomassie. Ten proteins were characterized as immunogenic proteins, seven of them were identified and three of them were unknown proteins.

CONCLUSION

This study provided additional information about the somatic antigens of , which can lead to the development of new strategies for novel immuno-modulators, drug targets, subunit vaccines and immunodiagnostic kits for toxocariasis.