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Three-dimensional architecture of Cyrilia lignieresi gametocyte-stage development inside red blood cells.

Maíra Turiel-SilvaCamila H C WendtEdilene O SilvaAna Paula Drummond RodriguesWanderley de SouzaKildare MirandaJosé Antonio Picanço Diniz Junior
Published in: The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology (2022)
The Haemogregarinidae family (Apicomplexa: Adeleina) comprises hemoprotozoa that infect mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles. Some morphological characteristics of the Cyrilia lignieresi have been described previously, but the parasite-erythrocyte relationship is still poorly understood. In order to understand the structural architecture of C. lignieresi-infected red blood cells, electron microscopy-based three-dimensional reconstruction was carried out using TEM as well as FIB-SEM tomography. Results showed that development of the macrogametocyte-stage inside the red blood cell is related to an increase in cleft-like structures in the host cell cytoplasm. Furthermore, other aspects related to parasite intraerythrocytic development were explored by 3D visualization techniques. We observed the invagination of a large extension of the Inner Membrane Complex (IMC) on the parasite body, which results from or induces a folding of the posterior end of the parasite. Small tubular structures were seen associated with areas related to IMC folding. Taken together, results provide new information on the remodeling of erythrocytes induced by the protozoan C. lignieresi.
Keyphrases
  • red blood cell
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • electron microscopy
  • toxoplasma gondii
  • trypanosoma cruzi
  • single molecule
  • single cell
  • life cycle
  • stem cells
  • healthcare
  • cell therapy
  • bone marrow