Desenho in silico de sgRNAs e donor DNAs para deleção de enzimas relacionadas ao fenótipo de resistência do Trypanosoma cruzi ao benzonidazol

Isabella Fernandes Martins Santos, Daniela de Melo Resende, Silvane Maria Fonseca Murta, Ana Maria Murta Santi

Resumo


A doença de Chagas, causada pelo protozoário Trypanosoma cruzi, afeta milhões de pessoas, principalmente na América Latina. Seu tratamento é baseado no uso clínico do benzonidazol (BZ) ou nifurtimox e possui limitações, como baixa eficácia de cura principalmente na fase crônica da doença e ocorrência de parasitos resistentes a ambos compostos. Várias enzimas têm sido relacionadas com o fenótipo de resistência dos parasitos a esses fármacos, tais como a nitroredutase 1, a aldoketo redutase e a álcool desidrogenase. A fim de melhor compreender o papel dessas enzimas no fenótipo de resistência do T. cruzi ao BZ, propomos utilizar o CRISPR/Cas9 para realizar a deleção dessas enzimas. Foram realizadas análises in silico para o desenho dos sgRNAs e donor DNAs por meio da avaliação do número de cópias de cada gene na cepa CL Brener usando o tBLASTn, a construção dos sgRNAs e dos donor DNAs pela ferramenta EuPaGDT e o alinhamento global das cópias pelo Needle (EMBOSS). Foram encontradas duas sequências do gene NTR-1, duas para a ADH e pelomenos nove para a AKR, sendo escolhidos três sgRNAs para reconhecimento específico de cada uma das cópias. Devido às características dos sgRNAs selecionados e eficiência do protocolo de CRISPR/Cas9, acreditamos que será possível realizar a deleção dos genes NTR-1 e ADH na cepa CL Brener de T. cruzi utilizando essa metodologia caso não sejam genes essenciais para o parasito. Já no caso da AKR mais análises serão necessárias para conhecer o número exato de cópias do gene.

Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma cruzi. Resistência ao benzonidazol. CRISPR/Cas9. Deleção gênica.   

 


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Trypanosoma cruzi; Resistência ao benzonidazol; CRISPR/Cas9; Deleção gênica

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