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2015 ; 6
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Novel Approaches Reveal that Toxoplasma gondii Bradyzoites within Tissue Cysts
Are Dynamic and Replicating Entities In Vivo
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Watts E
; Zhao Y
; Dhara A
; Eller B
; Patwardhan A
; Sinai AP
mBio
2015[Sep]; 6
(5
): e01155-15
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Despite their critical role in chronic toxoplasmosis, the biology of Toxoplasma
gondii bradyzoites is poorly understood. In an attempt to address this gap, we
optimized approaches to purify tissue cysts and analyzed the replicative
potential of bradyzoites within these cysts. In order to quantify individual
bradyzoites within tissue cysts, we have developed imaging software, BradyCount
1.0, that allows the rapid establishment of bradyzoite burdens within imaged
optical sections of purified tissue cysts. While in general larger tissue cysts
contain more bradyzoites, their relative "occupancy" was typically lower than
that of smaller cysts, resulting in a lower packing density. The packing density
permits a direct measure of how bradyzoites develop within cysts, allowing for
comparisons across progression of the chronic phase. In order to capture
bradyzoite endodyogeny, we exploited the differential intensity of TgIMC3, an
inner membrane complex protein that intensely labels newly formed/forming
daughters within bradyzoites and decays over time in the absence of further
division. To our surprise, we were able to capture not only sporadic and
asynchronous division but also synchronous replication of all bradyzoites within
mature tissue cysts. Furthermore, the time-dependent decay of TgIMC3 intensity
was exploited to gain insights into the temporal patterns of bradyzoite
replication in vivo. Despite the fact that bradyzoites are considered
replicatively dormant, we find evidence for cyclical, episodic bradyzoite growth
within tissue cysts in vivo. These findings directly challenge the prevailing
notion of bradyzoites as dormant nonreplicative entities in chronic toxoplasmosis
and have implications on our understanding of this enigmatic and clinically
important life cycle stage. IMPORTANCE: The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii
establishes a lifelong chronic infection mediated by the bradyzoite form of the
parasite within tissue cysts. Technical challenges have limited even the most
basic studies on bradyzoites and the tissue cysts in vivo. Bradyzoites, which are
viewed as dormant, poorly replicating or nonreplicating entities, were found to
be surprisingly active, exhibiting not only the capacity for growth but also
previously unrecognized patterns of replication that point to their being
considerably more dynamic than previously imagined. These newly revealed
properties force us to reexamine the most basic questions regarding bradyzoite
biology and the progression of the chronic phase of toxoplasmosis. By developing
new tools and approaches to study the chronic phase at the level of bradyzoites,
we expose new avenues to tackle both drug development and a better understanding
of events that may lead to reactivated symptomatic disease.