L-fucoside localization in the gills of the genus Takifugu and its possible implication in the parasitism of Heterobothrium okamotoi (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae)

• Published in: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects Vol. 1867; no. 12; p. 130467
• Main Authors: Sato, Yoshiki, Matsunaga, Ryohei, Tasumi, Satoshi, Mizuno, Naoki, Nakane, Motoyuki, Hosoya, Sho, Yamamoto, Atsushi, Nakamura, Osamu, Tsutsui, Shigeyuki, Shiozaki, Kazuhiro, Kikuchi, Kiyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2023; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Animals; Fucose; genus; Genus Takifugu; Gills; Host recognition; host specificity; L-fucoside; Monogenea; mucus; oligosaccharides; parasites; parasitism; Protein–carbohydrate interactions; species; Takifugu; Takifugu rubripes; Trematoda; Trematode Infections; Host recognition; DBA; PNA; Monogenea; PAS; Protein–carbohydrate interactions; Con A; CFSE; WGA; BSA; SDS-PAGE; Genus Takifugu; SBA; L-fucoside; UEA I; PBS (−); RCA I

The monogenean parasite Heterobothrium okamotoi only parasitizes the gills of Takifugu rubripes. In this study, we hypothesized that the carbohydrates contribute to high host specificity of H. okamotoi. T. rubripes, T. niphobles, T. snyderi, and T. pardalis were used for UEA I staining of the gills...