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1.
G3 (Bethesda) ; 9(3): 867-877, 2019 03 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30679249

RESUMO

Clathrin is a major coat protein involved in vesicle formation during endocytosis and transport in the endosomal/trans Golgi system. Clathrin is required for normal growth of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and in some genetic backgrounds deletion of the clathrin heavy chain gene (CHC1) is lethal. Our lab defined a locus referred to as " s uppressor of c lathrin d eficiency" (SCD1). In the presence of the scd1-v allele ("v" - viable), yeast cells lacking clathrin heavy chain survive but grow slowly, are morphologically abnormal and have many membrane trafficking defects. In the presence of scd1-i ("i"- inviable), chc1∆ causes lethality. As a strategy to identify SCD1, we used pooled linkage analysis and whole genome sequencing. Here, we report that PAL2 (YHR097C) is the SCD1 locus. pal2∆ is synthetic lethal with chc1∆; whereas a deletion of its paralog, PAL1, is not synthetic lethal with clathrin deficiency. Like Pal1, Pal2 has two NPF motifs that are potential binding sites for EH domain proteins such as the early endocytic factor Ede1, and Pal2 associates with Ede1 Also, GFP-tagged Pal2p localizes to cortical patches containing other immobile phase endocytic coat factors. Overall, our data show that PAL2 is the SCD1 locus and the Pal2 protein has characteristics of an early factor involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis.


Assuntos
Clatrina , Endocitose , Loci Gênicos , Receptores de Superfície Celular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Receptores de Superfície Celular/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/fisiologia , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Sequenciamento Completo do Genoma
2.
J Immunol ; 198(2): 645-656, 2017 01 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27956527

RESUMO

Molecules that are necessary for ocular hypersensitivity reactions include the receptors CCR1 and CCR3; CCL7 is a ligand for these receptors. Therefore, we explored the role of CCL7 in mast cell activity and motility in vitro and investigated the requirement for CCL7 in a murine model of IgE-mediated allergic conjunctivitis. For mast cells treated with IgE and Ag, the presence of CCL7 synergistically enhanced degranulation and calcium influx. CCL7 also induced chemotaxis in mast cells. CCL7-deficient bone marrow-derived mast cells showed decreased degranulation following IgE and Ag treatment compared with wild-type bone marrow-derived mast cells, but there was no difference in degranulation when cells were activated via an IgE-independent pathway. In vivo, CCL7 was upregulated in conjunctival tissue during an OVA-induced allergic response. Notably, the early-phase clinical symptoms in the conjunctiva after OVA challenge were significantly higher in OVA-sensitized wild-type mice than in control challenged wild-type mice; the increase was suppressed in CCL7-deficient mice. In the OVA-induced allergic response, the numbers of conjunctival mast cells were lower in CCL7-deficient mice than in wild-type mice. Our results demonstrate that CCL7 is required for maximal OVA-induced ocular anaphylaxis, mast cell recruitment in vivo, and maximal FcεRI-mediated mast cell activation in vitro. A better understanding of the role of CCL7 in mediating ocular hypersensitivity reactions will provide insights into mast cell function and novel treatments for allergic ocular diseases.


Assuntos
Quimiocina CCL7/imunologia , Conjuntivite Alérgica/imunologia , Mastócitos/imunologia , Animais , Western Blotting , Degranulação Celular/imunologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Citometria de Fluxo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real
3.
Traffic ; 17(7): 754-68, 2016 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27062026

RESUMO

Clathrin facilitates vesicle formation during endocytosis and sorting in the trans-Golgi network (TGN)/endosomal system. Unlike in mammals, yeast clathrin function requires both the clathrin heavy (CHC) and clathrin light (CLC) chain, since Chc1 does not form stable trimers without Clc1. To further delineate clathrin subunit functions, we constructed a chimeric CHC protein (Chc-YR) , which fused the N-terminus of yeast CHC (1-1312) to the rat CHC residues 1318-1675, including the CHC trimerization region. The novel CHC-YR allele encoded a stable protein that fractionated as a trimer. CHC-YR also complemented chc1Δ slow growth and clathrin TGN/endosomal sorting defects. In strains depleted for Clc1 (either clc1Δ or chc1Δ clc1Δ), CHC-YR, but not CHC1, suppressed TGN/endosomal sorting and growth phenotypes. Chc-YR-GFP (green fluorescent protein) localized to the TGN and cortical patches on the plasma membrane, like Chc1 and Clc1. However, Clc1-GFP was primarily cytoplasmic in chc1Δ cells harboring pCHC-YR, indicating that Chc-YR does not bind yeast CLC. Still, some partial phenotypes persisted in cells with Chc-YR, which are likely due either to loss of CLC recruitment or chimeric HC lattice instability. Ultimately, these studies have created a tool to examine non-trimerization roles for the clathrin LC.


Assuntos
Cadeias Pesadas de Clatrina/metabolismo , Cadeias Leves de Clatrina/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Animais , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Cadeias Pesadas de Clatrina/genética , Cadeias Leves de Clatrina/genética , Endocitose/fisiologia , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/genética , Ligação Proteica , Transporte Proteico , Ratos , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Rede trans-Golgi/metabolismo
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PLoS One ; 10(8): e0133298, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26275291

RESUMO

Microbial pathogens and host immune cells each initiate events following their interaction in an attempt to drive the outcome to their respective advantage. Here we show that the bacterial pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis sustains itself on the surface of a macrophage by forming acidic fluid-accessible compartments that are partially bounded by the host cell plasma membrane. These Yersinia-containing acidic compartments (YACs) are bereft of the early endosomal marker EEA1 and the lysosomal antigen LAMP1 and readily form on primary macrophages as well as macrophage-like cell lines. YAC formation requires the presence of the Yersinia virulence plasmid which encodes a type III secretion system. Unexpectedly, we found that the initial formation of YACs did not require translocation of the type III effectors into the host cell cytosol; however, the duration of YACs was markedly greater in infections using translocation-competent Y. pseudotuberculosis strains as well as strains expressing the effector YopJ. Furthermore, it was in this translocation- and YopJ-dependent phase of infection that the acidic environment was critical for Y. pseudotuberculosis survival during its interaction with macrophages. Our findings indicate that during its extracellular phase of infection Y. pseudotuberculosis initiates and then, by a separate mechanism, stabilizes the formation of a highly intricate structure on the surface of the macrophage that is disengaged from the endocytic pathway.


Assuntos
Macrófagos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/microbiologia , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis/fisiologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Células Cultivadas , Camundongos , Infecções por Yersinia pseudotuberculosis/metabolismo
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Traffic ; 16(4): 365-78, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25557545

RESUMO

During autophagy, the transmembrane protein Atg27 facilitates transport of the major autophagy membrane protein Atg9 to the preautophagosomal structure (PAS). To better understand the function of Atg27 and its relationship with Atg9, Atg27 trafficking and localization were examined. Atg27 localized to endosomes and the vacuolar membrane, in addition to previously described PAS, Golgi and Atg9-positive structures. Atg27 vacuolar membrane localization was dependent on the adaptor AP-3, which mediates direct transport from the trans-Golgi to the vacuole. The four C-terminal amino acids (YSAV) of Atg27 comprise a tyrosine sorting motif. Mutation of the YSAV abrogated Atg27 transport to the vacuolar membrane and affected its distribution in TGN/endosomal compartments, while PAS localization was normal. Also, in atg27(ΔYSAV) or AP-3 mutants, accumulation of Atg9 in the vacuolar lumen was observed upon autophagy induction. Nevertheless, PAS localization of Atg9 was normal in atg27(ΔYSAV) cells. The vacuole lumen localization of Atg9 was dependent on transport through the multivesicular body, as Atg9 accumulated in the class E compartment and vacuole membrane in atg27(ΔYSAV) vps4Δ but not in ATG27 vps4Δ cells. We suggest that Atg27 has an additional role to retain Atg9 in endosomal reservoirs that can be mobilized during autophagy.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Transporte Proteico/fisiologia , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Tirosina/metabolismo , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Autofagia/fisiologia , Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia , Complexo de Golgi/metabolismo , Complexo de Golgi/fisiologia , Corpos Multivesiculares/metabolismo , Corpos Multivesiculares/fisiologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/fisiologia , Vacúolos/metabolismo , Vacúolos/fisiologia , Proteínas de Transporte Vesicular/metabolismo
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J Cell Sci ; 126(Pt 20): 4560-71, 2013 Oct 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23943876

RESUMO

Cell polarity is essential for many cellular functions including division and cell-fate determination. Although RhoGTPase signaling and vesicle trafficking are both required for the establishment of cell polarity, the mechanisms by which they are coordinated are unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the yeast RhoGAP (GTPase activating protein), Bem3, is targeted to sites of polarized growth by the endocytic and recycling pathways. Specifically, deletion of SLA2 or RCY1 led to mislocalization of Bem3 to depolarized puncta and accumulation in intracellular compartments, respectively. Bem3 partitioned between the plasma membrane and an intracellular membrane-bound compartment. These Bem3-positive structures were polarized towards sites of bud emergence and were mostly observed during the pre-mitotic phase of apical growth. Cell biological and biochemical approaches demonstrated that this intracellular Bem3 compartment contained markers for both the endocytic and secretory pathways, which were reminiscent of the Spitzenkörper present in the hyphal tips of growing fungi. Importantly, Bem3 was not a passive cargo, but recruited the secretory Rab protein, Sec4, to the Bem3-containing compartments. Moreover, Bem3 deletion resulted in less efficient localization of Sec4 to bud tips during early stages of bud emergence. Surprisingly, these effects of Bem3 on Sec4 were independent of its GAP activity, but depended on its ability to efficiently bind endomembranes. This work unveils unsuspected and important details of the relationship between vesicle traffic and elements of the cell polarity machinery: (1) Bem3, a cell polarity and peripherally associated membrane protein, relies on vesicle trafficking to maintain its proper localization; and (2) in turn, Bem3 influences secretory vesicle trafficking.


Assuntos
Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/metabolismo , Proteína cdc42 de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo , Proteínas rab de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo , Candida albicans/metabolismo , Polaridade Celular/fisiologia , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/genética , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/metabolismo , Transporte Proteico , Via Secretória , Transdução de Sinais , Leveduras/citologia , Leveduras/enzimologia , Leveduras/metabolismo
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Nat Cell Biol ; 14(1): 2-10, 2011 Dec 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22193158

RESUMO

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is the major pathway for internalization of membrane proteins from the cell surface. Half a century of studies have uncovered tremendous insights into how a clathrin-coated vesicle is formed. More recently, the advent of live-cell imaging has provided a dynamic view of this process. As CME is highly conserved from yeast to humans, budding yeast provides an evolutionary template for this process and has been a valuable system for dissecting the underlying molecular mechanisms. In this review we trace the formation of a clathrin-coated vesicle from initiation to uncoating, focusing on key findings from the yeast system.


Assuntos
Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Vesículas Revestidas por Clatrina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Leveduras/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos
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Mol Biol Cell ; 22(19): 3699-714, 2011 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21849475

RESUMO

The role of clathrin light chain (CLC) in clathrin-mediated endocytosis is not completely understood. Previous studies showed that the CLC N-terminus (CLC-NT) binds the Hip1/Hip1R/Sla2 family of membrane/actin-binding factors and that overexpression of the CLC-NT in yeast suppresses endocytic defects of clathrin heavy-chain mutants. To elucidate the mechanistic basis for this suppression, we performed synthetic genetic array analysis with a clathrin CLC-NT deletion mutation (clc1-Δ19-76). clc1-Δ19-76 suppressed the internalization defects of null mutations in three late endocytic factors: amphiphysins (rvs161 and rvs167) and verprolin (vrp1). In actin sedimentation assays, CLC binding to Sla2 inhibited Sla2 interaction with F-actin. Furthermore, clc1-Δ19-76 suppression of the rvs and vrp phenotypes required the Sla2 actin-binding talin-Hip1/R/Sla2 actin-tethering C-terminal homology domain, suggesting that clc1-Δ19-76 promotes internalization by prolonging actin engagement by Sla2. We propose that CLC directs endocytic progression by pruning the Sla2-actin attachments in the clathrin lattice, providing direction for membrane internalization.


Assuntos
Cadeias Leves de Clatrina/genética , Cadeias Leves de Clatrina/metabolismo , Proteínas do Citoesqueleto/genética , Proteínas do Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Citoesqueleto de Actina/genética , Citoesqueleto de Actina/metabolismo , Actinas/genética , Actinas/metabolismo , Transporte Biológico , Membrana Celular , Endocitose/genética , Regulação Fúngica da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/genética , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Deleção de Sequência
9.
Curr Biol ; 19(23): 1979-87, 2009 Dec 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19962315

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Actin polymerization by Arp2/3 complex must be tightly regulated to promote clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Although many Arp2/3 complex activators have been identified, mechanisms for its negative regulation have remained more elusive. To address this, we analyzed the yeast arp2-7 allele, which is biochemically unique in causing unregulated actin assembly in vitro in the absence of Arp2/3 activators. RESULTS: We examined endocytosis in arp2-7 mutants by live-cell imaging of Sla1-GFP, a coat marker, and Abp1-RFP, which marks the later actin phase of endocytosis. Sla1-GFP and Abp1-RFP lifetimes were accelerated in arp2-7 mutants, which is opposite to actin nucleation-impaired arp2 alleles or deletions of Arp2/3 activators. We performed a screen for multicopy suppressors of arp2-7 and identified SYP1, an FCHO1 homolog, which contains F-BAR and AP-2micro homology domains. Overexpression of SYP1 in arp2-7 cells slowed Sla1-GFP lifetimes closer to wild-type cells. Further, purified Syp1 directly inhibited Las17/WASp stimulation of Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin assembly in vitro. This activity was mapped to a fragment of Syp1 located between its F-BAR and AP-2micro homology domains and depends on sequences in Las17/WASp outside of the VCA domain. CONCLUSIONS: Together, these data identify Syp1 as a novel negative regulator of WASp-Arp2/3 complex that helps choreograph the precise timing of actin assembly during endocytosis.


Assuntos
Complexo 2-3 de Proteínas Relacionadas à Actina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Família de Proteínas da Síndrome de Wiskott-Aldrich/metabolismo , Actinas/metabolismo , Alelos , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Endocitose , Regulação Fúngica da Expressão Gênica/fisiologia , Mutação , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/ultraestrutura , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteína da Síndrome de Wiskott-Aldrich/genética , Proteína da Síndrome de Wiskott-Aldrich/metabolismo
10.
Mol Biol Cell ; 20(14): 3401-13, 2009 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19458198

RESUMO

Clathrin is involved in vesicle formation in the trans-Golgi network (TGN)/endosomal system and during endocytosis. Clathrin recruitment to membranes is mediated by the clathrin heavy chain (HC) N-terminal domain (TD), which forms a seven-bladed beta-propeller. TD binds membrane-associated adaptors, which have short peptide motifs, either the clathrin-box (CBM) and/or the W-box; however, the importance of the TD binding sites for these motifs has not been tested in vivo. We investigated the importance of the TD in clathrin function by generating 1) mutations in the yeast HC gene (CHC1) to disrupt the binding sites for the CBM and W-box (chc1-box), and 2) four TD-specific temperature-sensitive alleles of CHC1. We found that TD is important for the retention of resident TGN enzymes and endocytosis of alpha-factor; however, the known adaptor binding sites are not necessary, because chc1-box caused little to no effect on trafficking pathways involving clathrin. The Chc1-box TD was able to interact with the endocytic adaptor Ent2 in a CBM-dependent manner, and HCs encoded by chc1-box formed clathrin-coated vesicles. These data suggest that additional or alternative binding sites exist on the TD propeller to help facilitate the recruitment of clathrin to sites of vesicle formation.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transporte Vesicular/metabolismo , Cadeias Pesadas de Clatrina/química , Clatrina/química , Clatrina/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Alelos , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Aminopeptidases/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Quitina Sintase/metabolismo , Cadeias Pesadas de Clatrina/metabolismo , Vesículas Revestidas por Clatrina/metabolismo , Endocitose , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação/genética , Ligação Proteica , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Transporte Proteico , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/citologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Temperatura , Rede trans-Golgi/metabolismo
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PLoS Pathog ; 4(1): e8, 2008 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18208324

RESUMO

Entamoeba histolytica is the cause of amebic colitis and liver abscess. This parasite induces apoptosis in host cells and utilizes exposed ligands such as phosphatidylserine to ingest the apoptotic corpses and invade deeper into host tissue. The purpose of this work was to identify amebic proteins involved in the recognition and ingestion of dead cells. A member of the transmembrane kinase family, phagosome-associated TMK96 (PATMK), was identified in a proteomic screen for early phagosomal proteins. Anti-peptide affinity-purified antibody produced against PATMK demonstrated that it was a type I integral membrane protein that was expressed on the trophozoite surface, and that co-localized with human erythrocytes at the site of contact. The role of PATMK in erythrophagocytosis in vitro was demonstrated by: (i) incubation of ameba with anti-PATMK antibodies; (ii) PATMK mRNA knock-down using a novel shRNA expression system; and (iii) expression of a carboxy-truncation of PATMK (PATMK(delta932)). Expression of the carboxy-truncation of PATMK(delta932) also caused a specific reduction in the ability of E. histolytica to establish infection in the intestinal model of amebiasis, however these amebae retained the ability to cause hepatic abscesses when directly injected in the liver. In conclusion, PATMK was identified as a member of the TMK family that participates in erythrophagocytosis and is uniquely required for intestinal infection.


Assuntos
Entamoeba histolytica/fisiologia , Eritrócitos/metabolismo , Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita/fisiologia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Fagocitose/fisiologia , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas de Protozoários/metabolismo , Amebíase , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Anticorpos Bloqueadores/farmacologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Disenteria Amebiana/imunologia , Disenteria Amebiana/metabolismo , Disenteria Amebiana/patologia , Gerbillinae , Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos CBA , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fagossomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fagossomos/fisiologia , Proteínas Quinases/genética , Proteínas Quinases/imunologia , Proteínas de Protozoários/genética , Proteínas de Protozoários/imunologia , RNA Interferente Pequeno/genética , RNA Interferente Pequeno/farmacologia
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Infect Immun ; 73(6): 3422-30, 2005 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15908370

RESUMO

Amebic erythrophagocytosis is characteristic of invasive amebiasis, and mutants deficient in erythrocyte ingestion are avirulent. We sought to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying erythrocyte phagocytosis by Entamoeba histolytica. Following adherence to amebae, erythrocytes became round and crenulated, and phosphatidylserine (PS) was exposed on their outer membrane leaflets. These changes were similar to the effects of calcium treatment on erythrocytes, which we utilized to separate ameba-induced exposure of erythrocyte PS from the process of phagocytosis. The adherence and phagocytosis of calcium-treated erythrocytes were less inhibited by galactose than were those of healthy erythrocytes, suggesting the existence of an amebic coreceptor specific for PS. To test whether PS was recognized by amebae, calcium-treated cells were incubated with annexin V prior to adherence to or ingestion by E. histolytica. Annexin V blocked both adherence (50% +/- 12% inhibition; P < 0.05) and phagocytosis (65% +/- 10%; P < 0.05), providing evidence that at least one galactose-independent coreceptor was involved in the adherence and ingestion of red blood cells. The coreceptor was inhibited by phospho-l-serine and to a lesser extent by phospho-d-serine but not by phospho-l-threonine, which is consistent with the coreceptor functioning in the adherence and ingestion of erythrocytes via recognition of PS. We expanded our investigations to the highly related but noninvasive parasite Entamoeba dispar and demonstrated that it was deficient in red-blood-cell adherence, induction of PS exposure, and phagocytosis. These findings establish phosphatidylserine involvement in erythrophagocytosis by amebae and suggest the existence of a PS receptor on the surfaces of both E. histolytica and E. dispar.


Assuntos
Entamoeba histolytica/patogenicidade , Entamoeba/patogenicidade , Entamebíase/sangue , Eritrócitos/metabolismo , Fagocitose , Fosfatidilserinas/fisiologia , Adesividade , Animais , Apoptose , Cálcio/farmacologia , Humanos
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Eukaryot Cell ; 4(4): 722-32, 2005 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15821132

RESUMO

We identified in the Entamoeba histolytica genome a family of over 80 putative transmembrane kinases (TMKs). The TMK extracellular domains had significant similarity to the intermediate subunit (Igl) of the parasite Gal/GalNAc lectin. The closest homolog to the E. histolytica TMK kinase domain was a cytoplasmic dual-specificity kinase, SplA, from Dictyostelium discoideum. Sequence analysis of the TMK family demonstrated similarities to both serine/threonine and tyrosine kinases. TMK genes from each of six phylogenetic groups were expressed as mRNA in trophozoites, as assessed by spotted oligoarray and real-time PCR assays, suggesting nonredundant functions of the TMK groups for sensing and responding to extracellular stimuli. Additionally, we observed changes in the expression profile of the TMKs in continuous culture. Antisera produced against the conserved kinase domain identified proteins of the expected molecular masses of the expressed TMKs. Confocal microscopy with anti-TMK kinase antibodies revealed a focal distribution of the TMKs on the cytoplasmic face of the trophozoite plasma membrane. We conclude that E. histolytica expresses members of each subgroup of TMKs. The presence of multiple receptor kinases in the plasma membrane offers for the first time a potential explanation of the ability of the parasite to respond to the changing environment of the host.


Assuntos
Membrana Celular/enzimologia , Entamoeba histolytica/enzimologia , Lectinas/genética , Lectinas/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas de Protozoários/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Clonagem Molecular , Entamoeba histolytica/genética , Entamoeba histolytica/patogenicidade , Eritrócitos/parasitologia , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Lectinas/química , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Fagocitose , Filogenia , Proteínas Quinases/genética , Proteínas de Protozoários/química , Proteínas de Protozoários/metabolismo , RNA de Protozoário/análise , Coelhos , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
14.
Infect Immun ; 71(2): 964-72, 2003 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12540579

RESUMO

The ability of Entamoeba histolytica to kill and phagocytose host cells correlates with parasite virulence. This study addressed the role of apoptotic cell killing and host cell phosphatidylserine exposure in the subsequent phagocytosis of Jurkat T cells by E. histolytica. Ingested host cells were apoptotic, as evidenced by the activation of caspase 3 in 88% +/- 3% (mean and standard deviation [SD] of the mean) of Jurkat cells engulfed by E. histolytica; ingested cells without detectable active caspase 3 were already disrupted and partially digested. That apoptotic cell killing preceded phagocytosis was supported by the demonstration that a higher percentage of amebae ingested apoptotic cells than ingested healthy cells (62% +/- 7% versus 30% +/- 9%, respectively [mean and SD]) (P = 0.008). E. histolytica also ingested apoptotic Jurkat cells more rapidly than necrotic control cells (8.5% +/- 0.4% versus 3.5% +/- 0.7%, respectively [mean and SD]) (P < 0.001). The inhibition of amebic cytotoxicity with D-galactose (which blocks the amebic Gal/GalNAc lectin) blocked the phagocytosis of healthy cells by greater than 80%, providing further evidence that apoptosis preceded engulfment. In contrast, D-galactose blocked the phagocytosis of already apoptotic cells by only 40%, implicating an additional host ligand (besides D-galactose) in amebic engulfment of apoptotic cells. The most characteristic surface change on apoptotic cells is phosphatidylserine exposure. Consistent with a role for host cell phosphatidylserine exposure in amebic ingestion of killed cells, Jurkat cell phosphatidylserine was exposed during incubation with E. histolytica (27% +/- 1% [mean and SD] specific increase at 30 min) (the P value versus the control was 0.0003). Approximately 50% more amebae ingested viable Jurkat cells expressing phosphatidylserine on the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane than ingested control cells (30.3% +/- 2.2% versus 19.8% +/- 1.9%, respectively [mean and SD]) (P = 0.003). By analogy with phagocytic clearance during apoptosis in metazoans, amebic apoptotic host cell killing followed by phagocytosis may limit inflammation and enable amebae to evade the host immune response.


Assuntos
Apoptose , Entamoeba histolytica/patogenicidade , Fagocitose , Linfócitos T/fisiologia , Animais , Adesão Celular , Entamoeba histolytica/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Humanos , Células Jurkat , Microscopia Confocal , Fosfatidilserinas/metabolismo , Virulência
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Microbiology (Reading) ; 148(Pt 4): 1081-1090, 2002 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11932453

RESUMO

Saccharomyces cerevisiae CGR1 encodes a conserved fungal protein that localizes to the nucleolus. To determine if this localization reflects a role for Cgr1p in ribosome biogenesis two yeast cgr1 mutants were examined for defects in ribosome synthesis: a conditional depletion strain in which CGR1 is under the control of a tetracycline-repressible promoter and a mutant strain in which a C-terminal truncated Cgr1p is expressed. Both strains had impaired growth rates and were hypersensitive to the aminoglycosides paromomycin and hygromycin. Polysome analyses of the mutants revealed increased levels of free 40S subunits relative to 60S subunits, a decrease in 80S monosomes and accumulation of half-mer polysomes. Pulse-chase labelling demonstrated that pre-rRNA processing was defective in the mutants, resulting in accumulation of the 35S, 27S and 7S pre-rRNAs and delayed production of the mature 25S and 5 small middle dot8S rRNAs. The synthesis of the 18S and 5S rRNAs was unaffected. Loss of Cgr1 function also caused a partial delocalization of the 5'-ITS1 RNA and the nucleolar protein Nop1p into the nucleoplasm, suggesting that Cgr1p contributes to compartmentalization of nucleolar constituents. Together these findings establish a role for Cgr1p in ribosome biogenesis.


Assuntos
Proteínas Fúngicas/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Processamento Pós-Transcricional do RNA , RNA Fúngico/genética , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Sequência de Bases , Nucléolo Celular/genética , Teste de Complementação Genética , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutagênese , Inibidores da Síntese de Proteínas/farmacologia , RNA Ribossômico/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo
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