BACKGROUND: Serpins are a superfamily of serine peptidase inhibitors that participate in the regulation of many physiological and cell peptidase-mediated processes in all organisms (e.g. in blood clotting, complement activation, fibrinolysis, inflammation, and programmed cell death). It was postulated that in the blood-feeding members of the monogenean family Diplozoidae, serpins could play an important role in the prevention of thrombus formation, activation of complement, inflammation in the host, and/or in the endogenous regulation of protein degradation. RESULTS: In silico analysis showed that the DNA and primary protein structures of serpin from Eudiplozoon nipponicum (EnSerp1) are similar to other members of the serpin superfamily. The inhibitory potential of EnSerp1 on four physiologically-relevant serine peptidases (trypsin, factor Xa, kallikrein, and plasmin) was demonstrated and its presence in the worm's excretory-secretory products (ESPs) was confirmed. CONCLUSION: EnSerp1 influences the activity of peptidases that play a role in blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and complement activation. This inhibitory potential, together with the serpin's presence in ESPs, suggests that it is likely involved in host-parasite interactions and could be one of the molecules involved in the control of feeding and prevention of inflammatory responses.

Contexte : Les serpines sont une super-famille d’inhibiteurs de sérine peptidases qui participent, dans tous les organismes, à la régulation de nombreux processus physiologiques et à médiation par les peptidases cellulaires (par exemple la coagulation sanguine, l’activation du complément, la fibrinolyse, l’inflammation et la mort cellulaire programmée). Il a été postulé que chez les Monogènes de la famille Diplozoidae, qui sont hématophages, les serpines pourraient jouer un rôle important dans la prévention de la formation de thrombus, l’activation du complément, l’inflammation chez l’hôte et/ou la régulation endogène de la dégradation des protéines. Résultats : Une analyse in silico a montré que l’ADN et les structures primaires protéiques de la serpine d’Eudiplozoon nipponicum (EnSerp1) sont similaires aux autres membres de la superfamille des serpines. Le potentiel inhibiteur d’EnSerp1 sur quatre sérine peptidases physiologiquement pertinentes (la trypsine, le facteur Xa, la kallikréine et la plasmine) a été démontré et sa présence dans les produits excréteurs de sécrétion du ver (ESP) a été confirmée. Conclusion : EnSerp1 influence l’activité des peptidases qui jouent un rôle dans la coagulation sanguine, la fibrinolyse et l’activation du complément. Ce potentiel inhibiteur, ainsi que la présence de la serpine dans les ESP, suggèrent qu’elle est probablement impliquée dans les interactions hôte-parasite et pourrait être l’une des molécules impliquées dans le contrôle de l’alimentation et la prévention des réponses inflammatoires.

Central European Institute of Technology Masaryk University Kamenice 753 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic

Central European Institute of Technology Masaryk University Kamenice 753 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic National Centre for Biomolecular Research Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kamenice 753 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Botany and Zoology Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kamenice 753 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Botany and Zoology Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kamenice 753 5 62500 Brno Czech Republic Department of Parasitology Faculty of Science Charles University Viničná 7 12844 Prague 2 Czech Republic

Department of Parasitology Faculty of Science Charles University Viničná 7 12844 Prague 2 Czech Republic

School of Biological Sciences Medical Biology Centre Queen's University Belfast 97 Lisburn Road Belfast BT9 7BL United Kingdom Department of Zoology and Fisheries Faculty of Agrobiology Food and Natural Resources Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Kamýcká 129 16521 Prague Czech Republic

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