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Cytological Findings Suggesting Sexuality in Phytomonas davidi (Protozoa: Kinetoplastida) Vol. 92(2): 165-170Maria Auxiliadora de Sousa Cole??o de Tripanosomatídeos, Departamento de Protozoologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil -900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil On few occasions, Phytomonas davidi (McGhee & Postell isolate) cultures in LIT (liver infusion-tryptose) medium around 27oC presented, as seen in Giemsa-stained smears, a set of peculiar morphological features, among them being noticeable the pairs of apposed cells attached by their posterior ends, where occurred a stained line and/or a dilatation, usually bulb- sometimes this dilatation could occupy one of the cells or hold both together. In some pairs, the nucleus of each parasite seemed migrating towards the other, entering
in others, both nuclei were inside it, sometimes in close proxim peculiar chromatin arrangements involving both nuclei were occasionally observed. Several mono or binucleate round forms bearing one or two flagella, as well as flagellate slender cells without nucleus were concomitantly seen there. In some instances, an intriguing small stained body occurred beside a single large nucleus, either in pairs presenting the bulb-like structure or in round cells. These cytological findings seemed steps of a dynamic process suggesting sexuality, since in several of them nuclear interactions following fusion of two parasites appeared to occur. Key words: trypanosomatid - Phytomonas davidi - morphology - sexuality
The increasing use of biochemistry and molecular biology techniques in the study of trypanosomatids has provided substantial amount of data suggesting sexuality, as in some Leishmania species (Maazoun et al. 1981, Le Blancq et al. 1983, Kelly et al. 1991, Cupolillo et al. 1992, Belli et al. 1994), or even proving it, as in Trypanosoma brucei (Jenni et al. 1986, Tait & Turner 1990, Gibson & Bailey 1994, Degen et al. 1995). Genetic recombination has also been reported in Crithidia fasciculata (Glassberg et al. 1985) following crosses between cloned populations differing in drug-resistance. Nevertheless, the morphological grounds of such findings have not yet been established and the first record of parasite fusion was given by Lanotte and Rioux (1990) on studying cultured promastigotes of L. infantum and L. tropica by videocinematography. Sousa (1994) also reported cytological events in cultures of Herpetomonas megaseliae strongly suggesting cel similar phenomenon was also reported in L. major under unusual culture conditions (Sousa et al. 1993). The results presented herein were casually found in axenic cultures of Phytomonas davidi, isolate of McGhee and Postell (1976), a trypanosomatid whose taxonomic position has been frequently discussed (Camargo et al. 1992), although its generic name remains in use (Wallace et al. 1992). The phenomenon described strongly suggests a sexual process, since morphological grounds for genetic exchange appear present, although at the level of this study this could not be demonstrated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS The strain of P. davidi (ATCC 30287) used throughout this study was kindly supplied by Dr Erney P Camargo (S?o Paulo University, Brazil) on April 1991 and upon receipt was maintained in the Yaeger's liver infusion-tryptose (LIT) medium (Chiari & Camargo 1984) containing penicillin (200 U/ml) and distributed in 4-5 ml volumes into 16x150mm screwcap tubes. Cultures were kept at nearly 27oC and passed at 7-9 day intervals. Following the finding of unusual features in fresh preparations of 4-9 day old cultures, smears were prepared, fixed with methanol, treated with HCl 5N (10-20 min), subsequently washed and stained during 1 hr with phosphate-buffered Giemsa solution (pH 7.2) (Carvalho 1973). These stained smears were studied by light microscopy at X 1,000 magnification and photographs were taken from the uncommon
smears of a 6-day old culture were used to determine the percent of cells in the population presenting such features. Cultures of P. davidi maintained in our laboratory (LIT around 27oC) were examined during more than five years, frequently at the first one and more sporadically thereafter. When the same peculiar features reappeared, Giemsa stained-smears were prepared from 3-day old cultures and a quantitative evaluation (%) of morphological types was carried out. In this work all percents were determined by examining about 500 randomly selected forms. &RESULTS After receipt, during three successive transfers in LIT medium, P. davidi cultures presented, as seen in Giemsa-stained smears, besides the typical promastigotes and longitudinally dividing forms, several unusual features, among them being noticeable the pairs of diametrically opposed cells joined by the posterior ends, where occurred a stained line (, , arrowheads) and/or a dilatation, generally bulb-like in shape (, ). In pairs presenting the stained line, generally each cell could present its own nucleus (, ), but in some cases one of them had two nuclei (), sometimes close to each other, while the other cell was anucleate. The above-mentioned dilatation sometimes held both cells together (, , arrowhead) or entirely occupied one cell of the pair (, ); sometimes a clearer region was seen in such dilatation (, arrowhead, , ). The nuclei of the joined cells sometimes appeared to be entering into the bulb-like dilatation (), but frequently were seen inside or near it (, ). These nuclei could be in close proximity () or apparently fused into a larger one (, ?), as well as could display peculiar chromatin arrangements (, ); sometimes one of them seemed to be degenerating ().
In these cultures there were also several mono or binucleate round forms bearing one or two flagella (Figs
), as well as several slender cells without nucleus, but retaining the kinetoplast and the flagellum (). Throughout this study, an intriguing small stained body was sometimes found near a single nucleus (usually large), either in pairs of apposed parasites (, , arrows) or in round cells (, arrow). Three or more parasites joined by their posterior ends, and pairs of apposed cells presenting three nuclei (Figs , ) were occasionally observed. Several cells with rounded posterior end or resembling a sucker and presenting one or two nuclei were found as well (). Giemsa-stained smears of a 6-day old culture revealed that 25.1% of the population presented the set of features here described, the pairs being 5.8%.
In fresh preparations, the peculiar forms under study were also actively moving, being noteworthy the movement of pressure of a cell over the other observed in some parasite pairs presenting a well-developed bulb- an instantaneous of this movement is shown in
The above-mentioned phenomenon was not seen in P. davidi cultures during more than five years, and without an evident cause reappeared on June 1996. The percents of the morphological types found on this occasion in 3-day old cultures are given in parentheses: pairs of apposed cells without (1.7) or with (5.6) the bulb- mono (7.4) or biflagellate (1.2) flagellate slender cells without nucleus (2.7); cells with rounded posterior end (4.1); sucker-like cells (2.5); longitudinally dividing cells (2.9); typical promastigotes (70.5); atypical or less frequent forms (1.4). &DISCUSSION From the descriptions and illustrations presented in this paper, it seems clear that the peculiar pairs of cells found in P. davidi cultures have no similarity with longitudinally dividing parasites, furthermore being hardly understood as resulting from another type of division. Typically dividing trypanosomatids generally remain side-to-side and, when they are occasionally seen apposed each other before complete separation, neither a stained line nor any bulb-like structure are found between them, as here reported. However, several pairs of apposed cells described in the present paper resembled the pairs of promastigotes of Leishmania formed by fusion (Lanotte & Rioux 1990), which began by contact of posterior ends of two diametrically opposed parasites, their adjacent membranes subsequently disappearing. Thus, the possibility is considered that the peculiar pairs seen in P. davidi also had been formed by fusion, the stained line between the cells probably being their contacting membranes at the begi as such line was generally absent in pairs presenting the bulb-like dilatation, it is thought that complete fusion ensued. The phenomenon here described also resembled the cell-to-cell interactions found in L. major and H. megaseliae (Sousa et al. 1993, Sousa 1994) which suggested sexuality, although having two remarkable peculiarities: the presence of the bulb-like structure joining two parasites, and the occurrence of mono or binucleate round cells bearing one or two flagella. On the other hand, no morphological feature of this phenomenon was similar to that one seen in P. davidi by Fran?a (1920) and questioned whether it was related to a sexual event. Furthermore, the findings reported herein in P. davidi also did not seem cellular aberrations (occasionally seen in any culture), mainly taking into account that they had a constant pattern of features and were widespread in the cultures on a given occasion, furthermore seeming steps of a sequence.Although with the data now at hand it was not possible to establish the dynamics of the phenomenon here described, after comparative examination of nearly 350 photomicrographs taken on Giemsa-stained smears, some sequences of events are tentatively suggested, as follows. The putative fusion of two apposed promastigotes proceeds and at their junction appears a bulb-like dilatation (as in ); the nucleus of each cell migrates towards the other, they usually fusing inside or near such dilatation (as suggested in ). In some instances, the bulb-like structure increases holding together both parasites (as in Figs , ), thus arising biflagellate round cells with two nuclei or a single large one (as in ). In other cases, only one parasite of the pair is occupied by the bulb-like structure, becoming gradually round (as in ). Subsequently, the cells of such pair are separated releasing monoflagellate round forms with two nuclei or a single one (sometimes accompanied by a small stained body), besides flagellate slender cells without nucleus (as suggested in ). Although it is not easy to know the fate of the above-cited round cells, it seems that at least some of them can restore its original form (promastigote), as mainly suggested by several sucker-like cells found in the cultures (as in ).
A peculiar structure found throughout this study was the small stained body, which sometimes occurred either in pairs of apposed parasites or in round cells, generally near a single large nucleus (Figs , ). Two possibilities have been considered to explain its occurrence: (1) it could be a residual chromatin after a putative
(2) it would be one degenerating nucleus of a pair of joined cells, which previously presented either two or three nuclei. , as well as , suggest that two nuclei can fuse, remaing the thi
suggests one nucleus in degeneration (arrowhead).
Whether the cytological findings reported in this paper can be ascribed to an actual sexuality in P. davidi, or simply represent an ancient behavior which is being gradually left off, with no genetic exchange occurring there, at present it is difficult to establish. However, it is noticeable that several of them display opportunities for fusion of two parasites and interactions between nuclei (as in, ), thus fulfilling some prerequisites for sex and genetic exchange.
The phenomenon under study was infrequent in P. davidi cultures. After its discovery, it gradually disappeared, being seen again only after more than five years. Initially I had considered the possibility of its being triggered by a marked change in the parasite environment following the culture recovery from liquid nitrogen storage, as it was supplied. However, this could not be proved, since such phenomenon did not occur again after defrosting a culture cryopreserved to verify this hypothesis, as well as its reappearance took place in cultures which were not coming from cryopreserva-tion. Thus, further investigation is needed not only to know the reason(s) of the appearance of this phenomenon in P. davidi, but also to better understand it by different approaches: at the ultrastructural level, using techniques of molecular genetics to assay the possibility of genetic exchange, as well as trying to dynamically record it. &ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To Dr Wladimir Lobato Paraense for reviewing the manuscript and Dr Monika Barth for allowing the photomicrographs to be taken at her laboratory. &REFERENCES
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