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Pedroni MJ, Vidadala RSR, Choi R, Keyloun KR, Reid MC, Murphy RC, Barrett LK, Van Voorhis WC, Maly DJ, Ojo KK, Lau AOT. Bumped kinase inhibitor prohibits egression in Babesia bovis. Vet Parasitol 2015; 215:22-8. [PMID: 26790733 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Babesiosis is a global zoonotic disease acquired by the bite of a Babesia-infected Ixodes tick or through blood transfusion with clinical relevance affecting humans and animals. In this study, we evaluated a series of small molecule compounds that have previously been shown to target specific apicomplexan enzymes in Plasmodium, Toxoplasma and Cryptosporidium. The compounds, bumped kinase inhibitors (BKIs), have strong therapeutic potential targeting apicomplexa-specific calcium dependent protein kinases (CDPKs). We investigated if BKIs also show inhibitory activities against piroplasms such as Babesia. Using a subset of BKIs that have promising inhibitory activities to Plasmodium and Toxoplasma, we determined that their actions ranged from 100% and no inhibition against Babesia bovis blood stages. One specific BKI, RM-1-152, showed complete inhibition against B. bovis within 48h and was the only BKI that showed noticeable phenotypic changes to the parasites. Focusing our study on this BKI, we further demonstrated that RM-1-152 has Babesia-static activity and involves the prohibition of merozoite egress while replication and re-invasion of host cells are unaffected. The distinct, abnormal phenotype induced by RM-1-152 suggests that this BKI can be used to investigate less studied cellular processes such as egression in piroplasm.
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Affiliation(s)
- Monica J Pedroni
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Katelyn R Keyloun
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Molly C Reid
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Ryan C Murphy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Lynn K Barrett
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Wesley C Van Voorhis
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Dustin J Maly
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
| | - Kayode K Ojo
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CERID), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
| | - Audrey O T Lau
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
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