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Kontou A, Herman EK, Field MC, Dacks JB, Koumandou VL. Evolution of factors shaping the endoplasmic reticulum. Traffic 2022; 23:462-473. [PMID: 36040076 PMCID: PMC9804665 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Endomembrane system compartments are significant elements in virtually all eukaryotic cells, supporting functions including protein synthesis, post-translational modifications and protein/lipid targeting. In terms of membrane area the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest intracellular organelle, but the origins of proteins defining the organelle and the nature of lineage-specific modifications remain poorly studied. To understand the evolution of factors mediating ER morphology and function we report a comparative genomics analysis of experimentally characterized ER-associated proteins involved in maintaining ER structure. We find that reticulons, REEPs, atlastins, Ufe1p, Use1p, Dsl1p, TBC1D20, Yip3p and VAPs are highly conserved, suggesting an origin at least as early as the last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA), although many of these proteins possess additional non-ER functions in modern eukaryotes. Secondary losses are common in individual species and in certain lineages, for example lunapark is missing from the Stramenopiles and the Alveolata. Lineage-specific innovations include protrudin, Caspr1, Arl6IP1, p180, NogoR, kinectin and CLIMP-63, which are restricted to the Opisthokonta. Hence, much of the machinery required to build and maintain the ER predates the LECA, but alternative strategies for the maintenance and elaboration of ER shape and function are present in modern eukaryotes. Moreover, experimental investigations for ER maintenance factors in diverse eukaryotes are expected to uncover novel mechanisms.
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- Aspasia Kontou
- Genetics Laboratory, Department of BiotechnologyAgricultural University of AthensAthensGreece
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of MedicineUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada,Present address:
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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- School of Life SciencesUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK,Biology CentreCzech Academy of SciencesČeské BudějoviceCzech Republic
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of MedicineUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada,Biology CentreCzech Academy of SciencesČeské BudějoviceCzech Republic,Centre for Life's Origin and Evolution, Department of Genetics, Evolution and EnvironmentUniversity College of LondonLondonUK
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- Genetics Laboratory, Department of BiotechnologyAgricultural University of AthensAthensGreece
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Avila-Bonilla RG, López-Sandoval Á, Soto-Sánchez J, Marchat LA, Rivera G, Medina-Contreras O, Ramírez-Moreno E. Proteomic and Functional Analysis of the Effects of Quinoxaline Derivatives on Entamoeba histolytica. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:887647. [PMID: 35832378 PMCID: PMC9271875 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.887647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Quinoxalines are heterocyclic compounds that contain a benzene ring and a pyrazine ring. The oxidation of both nitrogen of the pyrazine ring results in quinoxaline derivatives (QdNO), which exhibit a variety of biological properties, including antiparasitic activity. However, its activity against Entamoeba histolytica, the protozoan that causes human amebiasis, is poorly understood. Recently, our group reported that various QdNOs produce morphological changes in E. histolytica trophozoites, increase reactive oxygen species, and inhibit thioredoxin reductase activity. Notably, T-001 and T-017 derivatives were among the QdNOs with the best activity. In order to contribute to the characterization of the antiamebic effect of QdNOs, in this work we analyzed the proteomic profile of E. histolytica trophozoites treated with the QdNOs T-001 and T-017, and the results were correlated with functional assays. A total number of 163 deregulated proteins were found in trophozoites treated with T-001, and 131 in those treated with T-017. A set of 21 overexpressed and 24 under-expressed proteins was identified, which were mainly related to cytoskeleton and intracellular traffic, nucleic acid transcription, translation and binding, and redox homeostasis. Furthermore, T-001 and T-017 modified the virulence of trophozoites, since they altered their erythrophagocytosis, migration, adhesion and cytolytic capacity. Our results show that in addition to alter reactive oxygen species, and thioredoxin reductase activity, T-001 and T-017 affect essential functions related to the actin cytoskeleton, which eventually affects E. histolytica virulence and survival.
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- Rodolfo Gamaliel Avila-Bonilla
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular 2, México City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular 2, México City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular 2, México City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular 2, México City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Reynosa, Mexico
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- Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica en Endocrinología y Nutrición (UIEEN), México City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular 2, México City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Esther Ramírez-Moreno, ;
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Interorganellar cross talk is often mediated by membrane contact sites (MCSs), which are zones where participating membranes come within 30 nm of one another. MCSs have been found in organelles, including the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, endosomes, and mitochondria. Despite its seeming ubiquity, reports of MCS involving mitochondrion-related organelles (MROs) present in a few anaerobic parasitic protozoa remain lacking. Entamoeba histolytica, the etiological agent of amoebiasis, possesses an MRO called the mitosome. We previously discovered several Entamoeba-specific transmembrane mitosomal proteins (ETMPs) from in silico and cell-biological analyses. One of them, ETMP1 (EHI_175060), was predicted to have one transmembrane domain and two coiled-coil regions and was demonstrated to be mitosome membrane integrated based on carbonate fractionation and immunoelectron microscopy (IEM) data. Immunoprecipitation analysis detected a candidate interacting partner, EH domain-containing protein (EHD1; EHI_105270). We expressed hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged EHD1 in E. histolytica, and subsequent immunofluorescence and IEM data indicated an unprecedented MCS between the mitosome and the endosome. Live imaging of a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-EHD1-expressing strain demonstrated that EHD1 is involved in early endosome formation and is observed in MCS between endosomes of various sizes. In vitro assays using recombinant His-EHD1 demonstrated ATPase activity. MCSs are involved in lipid transfer, ion homeostasis, and organelle dynamics. The serendipitous discovery of the ETMP1-interacting partner EHD1 led to the observation of the mitosome-endosome contact site in E. histolytica. It opened a new view of how the relic mitochondria of Entamoeba may likewise be involved in organelle cross talk, a conserved feature of mitochondria and other organelles in general.
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Saito-Nakano Y, Makiuchi T, Tochikura M, Gilchrist CA, Petri WA, Nozaki T. ArfX2 GTPase Regulates Trafficking From the Trans-Golgi to Lysosomes and Is Necessary for Liver Abscess Formation in the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:794152. [PMID: 34976870 PMCID: PMC8719317 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.794152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amoebic dysentery and liver abscess in humans. The parasitic lifestyle and the virulence of the protist require elaborate biological processes, including vesicular traffic and stress management against a variety of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced by the host immune response. Although the mechanisms for intracellular traffic of representative virulence factors have been investigated at molecular levels, it remains poorly understood whether and how intracellular traffic is involved in the defense against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Here, we demonstrate that EhArfX2, one of the Arf family of GTPases known to be involved in the regulation of vesicular traffic, was identified by comparative transcriptomic analysis of two isogenic strains: an animal-passaged highly virulent HM-1:IMSS Cl6 and in vitro maintained attenuated avirulent strain. EhArfX2 was identified as one of the most highly upregulated genes in the highly virulent strain. EhArfX2 was localized to small vesicle-like structures and largely colocalized with the marker for the trans-Golgi network SNARE, EhYkt6, but neither with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident chaperon, EhBip, nor the cis-Golgi SNARE, EhSed5, and Golgi-luminal galactosyl transferase, EhGalT. Expression of the dominant-active mutant form of EhArfX2 caused an increase in the number of lysosomes, while expression of the dominant-negative mutant led to a defect in lysosome formation and cysteine protease transport to lysosomes. Expression of the dominant-negative mutant in the virulent E. histolytica strain caused a reduction of the size of liver abscesses in a hamster model. This defect in liver abscess formation was likely at least partially attributed to reduced resistance to nitrosative, but not oxidative stress in vitro. These results showed that the EhArfX2-mediated traffic is necessary for the nitrosative stress response and virulence in the host.
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- Yumiko Saito-Nakano
- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Verner Z, Žárský V, Le T, Narayanasamy RK, Rada P, Rozbeský D, Makki A, Belišová D, Hrdý I, Vancová M, Lender C, König C, Bruchhaus I, Tachezy J. Anaerobic peroxisomes in Entamoeba histolytica metabolize myo-inositol. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1010041. [PMID: 34780573 PMCID: PMC8629394 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is believed to be devoid of peroxisomes, like most anaerobic protists. In this work, we provided the first evidence that peroxisomes are present in E. histolytica, although only seven proteins responsible for peroxisome biogenesis (peroxins) were identified (Pex1, Pex6, Pex5, Pex11, Pex14, Pex16, and Pex19). Targeting matrix proteins to peroxisomes is reduced to the PTS1-dependent pathway mediated via the soluble Pex5 receptor, while the PTS2 receptor Pex7 is absent. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed that peroxisomal markers (Pex5, Pex14, Pex16, Pex19) are present in vesicles distinct from mitosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, and the endosome/phagosome system, except Pex11, which has dual localization in peroxisomes and mitosomes. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that Pex14 localized to vesicles of approximately 90-100 nm in diameter. Proteomic analyses of affinity-purified peroxisomes and in silico PTS1 predictions provided datasets of 655 and 56 peroxisomal candidates, respectively; however, only six proteins were shared by both datasets, including myo-inositol dehydrogenase (myo-IDH). Peroxisomal NAD-dependent myo-IDH appeared to be a dimeric enzyme with high affinity to myo-inositol (Km 0.044 mM) and can utilize also scyllo-inositol, D-glucose and D-xylose as substrates. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that orthologs of myo-IDH with PTS1 are present in E. dispar, E. nutalli and E. moshkovskii but not in E. invadens, and form a monophyletic clade of mostly peroxisomal orthologs with free-living Mastigamoeba balamuthi and Pelomyxa schiedti. The presence of peroxisomes in E. histolytica and other archamoebae breaks the paradigm of peroxisome absence in anaerobes and provides a new potential target for the development of antiparasitic drugs.
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- Zdeněk Verner
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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Shi X, Hai L, Govindasamy K, Gao J, Coppens I, Hu J, Wang Q, Bhanot P. A Plasmodium homolog of ER tubule-forming proteins is required for parasite virulence. Mol Microbiol 2020; 114:454-467. [PMID: 32432369 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Reticulon and REEP family of proteins stabilize the high curvature of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) tubules. Plasmodium berghei Yop1 (PbYop1) is a REEP5 homolog in Plasmodium. Here, we characterize its function using a gene-knockout (Pbyop1∆). Pbyop1∆ asexual stage parasites display abnormal ER architecture and an enlarged digestive vacuole. The erythrocytic cycle of Pbyop1∆ parasites is severely attenuated and the incidence of experimental cerebral malaria is significantly decreased in Pbyop1∆-infected mice. Pbyop1∆ sporozoites have reduced speed, are slower to invade host cells but give rise to equal numbers of infected HepG2 cells, as WT sporozoites. We propose that PbYOP1's disruption may lead to defects in trafficking and secretion of a subset of proteins required for parasite development and invasion of erythrocytes. Furthermore, the maintenance of ER morphology in different parasite stages is likely to depend on different proteins.
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- Xiaoyu Shi
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Diseases of Educational Ministry of China, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Diseases of Educational Ministry of China, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Diseases of Educational Ministry of China, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Diseases of Educational Ministry of China, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.,National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Santos F, Marcial-Quino J, Gómez-Manzo S, Enríquez-Flores S, Nequiz-Avendaño M, Cortes A, De la Luz León-Avila G, Saavedra E, Pérez-Tamayo R, Olivos-García A. Functional characterization and subcellular distribution of two recombinant cytosolic HSP70 isoforms from Entamoeba histolytica under normal and stress conditions. Parasitol Res 2020; 119:1337-1351. [PMID: 32056023 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-06621-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Amoebiasis is a human intestinal disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. It has been previously demonstrated that E. histolytica heat shock protein 70 (EhHSP70) plays an important role in amoebic pathogenicity by protecting the parasite from the dangerous effects of oxidative and nitrosative stresses. Despite its relevance, this protein has not yet been characterized. In this study, the EhHSP70 genes were cloned, and the two recombinant EhHSP70 proteins were expressed, purifying and biochemically characterized. Additionally, after being subjected to some host stressors, the intracellular distribution of the proteins in the parasite was documented. Two amoebic HSP70 isoforms, EhHSP70-A and EhHSP70-B, with 637 and 656 amino acids, respectively, were identified. Kinetic parameters of ATP hydrolysis showed low rates, which were in accordance with those of the HSP70 family members. Circular dichroism analysis showed differences in their secondary structures but similarities in their thermal stability. Immunocytochemistry in trophozoites detected EhHSP70 in the nuclei and cytoplasm as well as a slight overexpression when the parasites were subjected to oxidants and heat. The structural differences of amoebic HSP70s with their human counterparts may be used to design specific inhibitors to treat human amoebiasis.
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- Fabiola Santos
- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México, Mexico
- Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340, México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaria de Salud, 04530, México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaria de Salud, 04530, México, Mexico
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- Grupo de Investigación en Biomoléculas y Salud Infantil, Laboratorio de Errores Innatos del Metabolismo y Tamiz, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaria de Salud, 04530, México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340, México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Secretaría de Salud, 14080, México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México, Mexico.
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Walters HA, Welter BH, Sullivan WJ, Temesvari LA. Phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor-2α in response to endoplasmic reticulum and nitrosative stress in the human protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2019; 234:111223. [PMID: 31568804 PMCID: PMC6886254 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2019.111223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite infecting over 50 million people worldwide and is the causative agent of amebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess. In the human host, E. histolytica experiences stress brought on by nutrient deprivation and the host immune response. To be a successful parasite, E. histolytica must counter the stress; therefore, understanding the stress response may uncover new drug targets. In many systems, the stress response includes down-regulation of protein translation, which is regulated by phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF-2α). Previous work has demonstrated that phosphorylation of the E. histolytica eIF-2α (EheIF-2α) increases significantly when exposed to long-term serum starvation, oxidative stress, and long-term heat shock. However, the effects of reagents that are known to induce nitrosative or endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stresses, on EheIF-2α have yet to be evaluated. Nitrosative stress is part of the host's immune response and ER stress can be caused by several physiological or pathological factors. We treated E. histolytica cells with various reagents known to induce nitrosative stress (DPTA-NONOate and SNP) or ER stress (BFA and DTT). We examined the morphology of the ER, tracked phosphorylation of EheIF-2α, and assessed protein translation in control and stressed cells. While all four stress-inducing reagents caused a global reduction in protein translation, only DTT was capable of also inducing changes in the morphology of the ER (consistent with ER stress) and phosphorylation of EheIF-2α. This suggests that DTT authentically induces ER stress in E. histolytica and that this stress is managed by the eIF-2α-based system. This was supported by the observation that cells expressing a non-phosphorylatable version of eIF-2α were also highly sensitive to DTT-stress. Since protein translation decreased in the absence of phosphorylation of eIF-2α (after treatment with DPTA-NONOate, SNP or BFA), the data also indicate that there are alternative protein-translational control pathways in E. histolytica. Overall, our study further illuminates the stress response to nitrosative stress and ER stress in E. histolytica.
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- Heather A Walters
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States.
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Cui Z, Li J, Chen Y, Zhang L. Molecular epidemiology, evolution, and phylogeny of Entamoeba spp. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 75:104018. [PMID: 31465857 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of amoebiasis in humans. The estimations of the worldwide burden of amoebiasis by the WHO indicated that approximately 500 million people were infected with the parasite and 10% of these individuals had invasive amoebiasis. However, our understanding of the disease burden and epidemiology of human amebiasis has undergone dramatic changes over the last two decades based on molecular analyses. The development of Entamoeba genomics has also provided some interesting and valuable information on the evolution and population structure of this parasite. In addition, the use of a number of molecular markers has greatly expanded our understanding of Entamoeba host range and genetic diversity. In this review, we re-assessed Entamoeba prevalence and species in humans, non-human primates, other animals, and the environment in the context of molecular data. Some issues regarding the evolution and phylogeny of different Entamoeba species lineages are also discussed.
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- Zhaohui Cui
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; National International Joint Research Center for Veterinary Immunology, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; National International Joint Research Center for Veterinary Immunology, Zhengzhou, China; Scientific Research Experiment Center & Laboratory Animal Center, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; National International Joint Research Center for Veterinary Immunology, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; National International Joint Research Center for Veterinary Immunology, Zhengzhou, China.
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Santos HJ, Imai K, Makiuchi T, Tomii K, Horton P, Nozawa A, Okada K, Tozawa Y, Nozaki T. Novel lineage-specific transmembrane β-barrel proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum of Entamoeba histolytica. FEBS J 2019; 286:3416-3432. [PMID: 31045303 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
β-barrel outer membrane proteins (BOMPs) are essential components of outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria and endosymbiotic organelles, usually involved in the transport of proteins and substrates across the membrane. Based on the analysis of our in silico BOMP predictor data for the Entamoeba histolytica genome, we detected a new transmembrane β-barrel domain-containing protein, EHI_192610. Sequence analysis revealed that this protein is unique to Entamoeba species, and it exclusively clusters with a homolog, EHI_099780, which is similarly lineage specific. Both proteins possess an N-terminal signal peptide sequence as well as multiple repeats that contain dyad hydrophobic periodicities. Data from immunofluorescence assay of trophozoites expressing the respective candidates showed the absence of colocalization with mitosomal marker, and interestingly demonstrated partial colocalization with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteins instead. Integration to organellar membrane was supported by carbonate fractionation assay and immunoelectron microscopy. CD analysis of reconstituted proteoliposomes containing EHI_192610 showed a spectrum demonstrating a predominant β-sheet structure, suggesting that this protein is β-strand rich. Furthermore, the presence of repeat regions with predicted transmembrane β-strand pairs in both EHI_192610 and EHI_099780, is consistent with the hypothesis that BOMPs originated from the amplification of ββ-hairpin modules, suggesting that the two Entamoeba-specific proteins are novel β-barrels, intriguingly localized partially to the ER membrane.
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- Herbert J Santos
- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan.,Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan.,Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan.,Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan.,Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.,Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Santos HJ, Hanadate Y, Imai K, Nozaki T. An Entamoeba-Specific Mitosomal Membrane Protein with Potential Association to the Golgi Apparatus. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10050367. [PMID: 31086122 PMCID: PMC6563013 DOI: 10.3390/genes10050367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The aerobic mitochondrion had undergone evolutionary diversification, most notable among lineages of anaerobic protists. Entamoeba is one of the genera of parasitic protozoans that lack canonical mitochondria, and instead possess mitochondrion-related organelles (MROs), specifically mitosomes. Entamoeba mitosomes exhibit functional reduction and divergence, most exemplified by the organelle’s inability to produce ATP and synthesize iron-sulfur cluster. Instead, this organelle is capable of sulfate activation, which has been linked to amoebic stage conversion. In order to understand other unique features and components of this MRO, we utilized an in silico prediction tool to screen transmembrane domain containing proteins in the mitosome proteome. Here, we characterize a novel lineage-specific mitosomal membrane protein, named Entamoeba transmembrane mitosomal protein of 30 kDa (ETMP30; EHI_172170), predicted to contain five transmembrane domains. Immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated colocalization of hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged ETMP30 with the mitosomal marker, adenosine-5’-phosphosulfate kinase. Mitosomal membrane localization was indicated by immunoelectron microscopy analysis, which was supported by carbonate fractionation assay. Transcriptional gene silencing successfully repressed RNA expression by 60%, and led to a defect in growth and partial elongation of mitosomes. Immunoprecipitation of ETMP30 from ETMP30-HA-expressing transformant using anti-HA antibody pulled down one interacting protein of 126 kDa. Protein sequencing by mass spectrometry revealed this protein as a cation-transporting P-type ATPase, previously reported to localize to vacuolar compartments/Golgi-like structures, hinting at a possible mitosome-vacuole/Golgi contact site.
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- Herbert J Santos
- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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Verma K, Srivastava VK, Datta S. Rab GTPases take centre stage in understanding Entamoeba histolytica biology. Small GTPases 2018; 11:320-333. [PMID: 30273093 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2018.1528840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Rab GTPases constitute the largest subgroup in the Ras superfamily of GTPases. It is well established that different Rab GTPases are localized in discrete subcellular localization and regulate the membrane trafficking in nearly all eukaryotic cells. Rab GTPase diversity is often regarded as an expression of vesicular trafficking complexity. The pathogenic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica harbours 91 Rab GTPases which is the highest among the currently available genome sequences from the eukaryotic kingdom. Here, we review the current status of amoebic Rab GTPases diversity, unique biochemical and structural features and summarise their predicted regulators. We discuss how amoebic Rab GTPases are involved in cellular processes such as endocytosis, phagocytosis, and invasion of host cellular components, which are essential for parasite survival and virulence.
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- Kuldeep Verma
- Institute of Science, Nirma University , Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.,Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster , Faridabad, India
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- Department of Biological Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal , Bhauri, India
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Constantino‐Jonapa LA, Hernández‐Ramírez VI, Osorio‐Trujillo C, Talamás‐Rohana P. Eh
Rab21 mobilization during erythrophagocytosis in
Entamoeba histolytica. Microsc Res Tech 2018; 81:1024-1035. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Luis A. Constantino‐Jonapa
- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis MolecularCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 2508Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, CDMXCP 07360, Mexico
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- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis MolecularCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 2508Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, CDMXCP 07360, Mexico
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- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis MolecularCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 2508Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, CDMXCP 07360, Mexico
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- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis MolecularCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 2508Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, CDMXCP 07360, Mexico
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Rodríguez MA, Martínez-Higuera A, Valle-Solis MI, Hernandes-Alejandro M, Chávez-Munguía B, Figueroa-Gutiérrez AH, Salas-Casas A. A putative calcium-ATPase of the secretory pathway family may regulate calcium/manganese levels in the Golgi apparatus of Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol Res 2018; 117:3381-3389. [PMID: 30084034 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6030-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Calcium regulates many cellular processes in protozoa, including growth, differentiation, programmed cell death, exocytosis, endocytosis, phagocytosis, fusion of the endosomes of distinct stages with phagosomes, fusion of phagosomes with lysosomes, and recycling the membrane. In Entamoeba histolytica, the protozoa responsible for human amoebiasis, calcium ions are essential for signaling pathways that lead to growth and development. In addition, calcium is crucial in the modulation of gene expression in this microorganism. However, there is scant information about the proteins responsible for regulating calcium levels in this parasite. In this work, we characterized a protein of E. histolytica that shows a close phylogenetic relationship with Ca2+ pumps that belong to the family of secretory pathway calcium ATPases (SPCA), which for several organisms are located in the Golgi apparatus. The amoeba protein analyzed herein has several amino acid residues that are characteristic of SPCA members. By an immunofluorescent technique using specific antibodies and immunoelectron microscopy, the protein was detected on the membrane of some cytoplasmic vacuoles. Moreover, this putative calcium-ATPase was located in vacuoles stained with NBD C6-ceramide, a Golgi marker. Overall, the current findings support the hypothesis that the presently analyzed protein corresponds to the SPCA of E. histolytica.
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- Mario A Rodríguez
- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIBI-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Área Académica de Gerontología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ex Hacienda la Concepción, s/n; Carretera Actopan-Tilcuautla, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Área Académica de Gerontología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ex Hacienda la Concepción, s/n; Carretera Actopan-Tilcuautla, San Agustín Tlaxiaca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
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Sun S, Lv L, Yao Z, Bhanot P, Hu J, Wang Q. Identification of endoplasmic reticulum-shaping proteins in Plasmodium parasites. Protein Cell 2018; 7:615-20. [PMID: 27484902 PMCID: PMC4980331 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-016-0290-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Sha Sun
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Tianjin, 300071, China
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Tianjin, 300070, China.
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Pineda E, Perdomo D. Entamoeba histolytica under Oxidative Stress: What Countermeasure Mechanisms Are in Place? Cells 2017; 6:cells6040044. [PMID: 29160807 PMCID: PMC5755502 DOI: 10.3390/cells6040044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of human amoebiasis; it affects 50 million people worldwide and causes approximately 100,000 deaths per year. Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasite that is primarily found in the colon; however, for unknown reasons, it can become invasive, breaching the gut barrier and migrating toward the liver causing amoebic liver abscesses. During the invasive process, it must maintain intracellular hypoxia within the oxygenated human tissues and cellular homeostasis during the host immune defense attack when it is confronted with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species. But how? This review will address the described and potential mechanisms available to counter the oxidative stress generated during invasion and the possible role that E. histolytica’s continuous endoplasmic reticulum (Eh-ER) plays during these events.
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- Erika Pineda
- Laboratory of Fundamental Microbiology and Pathogenicity (MFP), University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR-5234, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- Laboratory of Fundamental Microbiology and Pathogenicity (MFP), University of Bordeaux, CNRS UMR-5234, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Kaiser G, De Niz M, Zuber B, Burda PC, Kornmann B, Heussler VT, Stanway RR. High resolution microscopy reveals an unusual architecture of the Plasmodium berghei endoplasmic reticulum. Mol Microbiol 2016; 102:775-791. [PMID: 27566438 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
To fuel the tremendously fast replication of Plasmodium liver stage parasites, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) must play a critical role as a major site of protein and lipid biosynthesis. In this study, we analysed the parasite's ER morphology and function. Previous studies exploring the parasite ER have mainly focused on the blood stage. Visualizing the Plasmodium berghei ER during liver stage development, we found that the ER forms an interconnected network throughout the parasite with perinuclear and peripheral localizations. Surprisingly, we observed that the ER additionally generates huge accumulations. Using stimulated emission depletion microscopy and serial block-face scanning electron microscopy, we defined ER accumulations as intricate dense networks of ER tubules. We provide evidence that these accumulations are functional subdivisions of the parasite ER, presumably generated in response to elevated demands of the parasite, potentially consistent with ER stress. Compared to higher eukaryotes, Plasmodium parasites have a fundamentally reduced unfolded protein response machinery for reacting to ER stress. Accordingly, parasite development is greatly impaired when ER stress is applied. As parasites appear to be more sensitive to ER stress than are host cells, induction of ER stress could potentially be used for interference with parasite development.
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- Gesine Kaiser
- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.,Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.,Wellcome Trust Center for Molecular Parasitology, G12 8TA, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Klinger CM, Ramirez-Macias I, Herman EK, Turkewitz AP, Field MC, Dacks JB. Resolving the homology-function relationship through comparative genomics of membrane-trafficking machinery and parasite cell biology. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2016; 209:88-103. [PMID: 27444378 PMCID: PMC5140719 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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With advances in DNA sequencing technology, it is increasingly common and tractable to informatically look for genes of interest in the genomic databases of parasitic organisms and infer cellular states. Assignment of a putative gene function based on homology to functionally characterized genes in other organisms, though powerful, relies on the implicit assumption of functional homology, i.e. that orthology indicates conserved function. Eukaryotes reveal a dazzling array of cellular features and structural organization, suggesting a concomitant diversity in their underlying molecular machinery. Significantly, examples of novel functions for pre-existing or new paralogues are not uncommon. Do these examples undermine the basic assumption of functional homology, especially in parasitic protists, which are often highly derived? Here we examine the extent to which functional homology exists between organisms spanning the eukaryotic lineage. By comparing membrane trafficking proteins between parasitic protists and traditional model organisms, where direct functional evidence is available, we find that function is indeed largely conserved between orthologues, albeit with significant adaptation arising from the unique biological features within each lineage.
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- Christen M Klinger
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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The world health organization currently recognizes diarrhoeal diseases as a significant cause of death in children globally. Protozoan parasites such as Giardia and Entamoeba that thrive in the oxygen-deprived environment of the human gut are common etiological agents of diarrhoea. In the urogenital tract of humans, the anaerobic protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis is notorious as the most common non-viral, sexually transmitted pathogen. Even with high medical impact, our understanding of anaerobic parasite physiology is scarce and as a result, treatment choices are limited. Fluorescent proteins (FPs) are invaluable tools as genetically encoded protein tags for advancing knowledge of cellular function. These FP tags emit fluorescent colours and once attached to a protein of interest, allow tracking of parasite proteins in the dynamic cellular space. Application of green FPs-like FPs in anaerobic protozoans is hindered by their oxygen dependency. In this review, we examine aspects of anaerobic parasite biology that clash with physio-chemical properties of FPs and limit their use as live-parasite protein tags. We expose novel FPs, such as miniSOG that do not require oxygen for signal production. The potential use of novel FPs has the opportunity to leverage the anaerobe parasitologist toolkit to that of aerobe parasitologist.
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Entamoeba invadens: Identification of a SERCA protein and effect of SERCA inhibitors on encystation. Microb Pathog 2015; 89:18-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A multi-functional tubulovesicular network as the ancestral eukaryotic endomembrane system. BIOLOGY 2015; 4:264-81. [PMID: 25811639 PMCID: PMC4498299 DOI: 10.3390/biology4020264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The origin of the eukaryotic endomembrane system is still the subject of much speculation. We argue that the combination of two recent hypotheses addressing the eukaryotic endomembrane's early evolution supports the possibility that the ancestral membranes were organised as a multi-functional tubulovesicular network. One of the potential selective advantages provided by this organisation was the capacity to perform endocytosis. This possibility is illustrated by membrane organisations observed in current organisms in the three domains of life. Based on this, we propose a coherent model of autogenous eukaryotic endomembrane system evolution in which mitochondria are involved at a late stage.
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Perdomo D, Aït-Ammar N, Syan S, Sachse M, Jhingan GD, Guillén N. Cellular and proteomics analysis of the endomembrane system from the unicellular Entamoeba histolytica. J Proteomics 2015; 112:125-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Martinez-Higuera A, Salas-Casas A, Calixto-Gálvez M, Chávez-Munguía B, Pérez-Ishiwara DG, Ximénez C, Rodríguez MA. Identification of calcium-transporting ATPases of Entamoeba histolytica and cellular localization of the putative SERCA. Exp Parasitol 2013; 135:79-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vaithilingam A, Teixeira JE, Huston CD. Endoplasmic reticulum continuity in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica: Evolutionary implications and a cautionary note. Commun Integr Biol 2012; 1:172-4. [PMID: 19704884 DOI: 10.4161/cib.1.2.7143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Entamoeba histolytica has been described as an early branching eukaryotic parasite based on the lack of organelles such as mitochondria and peroxisomes, and on morphologic studies that concluded it possesses a vesicular endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi complex. However, a recent study from our laboratory showed that the E. histolytica ER is continuous by using an ER-targeted green fluorescent protein fusion protein and photobleaching experiments. We proposed that the vesicular ER seen earlier was likely an artifact of fixation. We now report data using an alternative fixation protocol that preserves the continuous ER morphology. These data confirm that the vesicular ER reported earlier was indeed a fixation artifact; furthermore, since we observed the same ER structure when staining for the native antigen HSP-70 in wild-type amebae, the data provide direct evidence that the continuous ER morphology we reported is correct. This work has important implications for cell biologists studying E. histolytica virulence, emphasizes the frequent need to reassess assumptions based on published data, and provides additional evidence that E. histolytica actually diverged relatively late in evolution and that many of its unusual features are likely due to loss of features during adaptation to its ecological niche.
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Nakada-Tsukui K, Tsuboi K, Furukawa A, Yamada Y, Nozaki T. A novel class of cysteine protease receptors that mediate lysosomal transport. Cell Microbiol 2012; 14:1299-317. [PMID: 22486861 PMCID: PMC3465781 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2012.01800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The transport of lysosomal proteins is, in general, mediated by mannose 6-phosphate receptors via carbohydrate modifications. Here, we describe a novel class of receptors that regulate the transport of lysosomal hydrolases in the enteric protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, which is a good model organism to investigate membrane traffic. A novel 110 kDa cysteine protease (CP) receptor (CP-binding protein family 1, CPBF1) was initially discovered by affinity co-precipitation of the major CP (EhCP-A5), which plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of E. histolytica. We demonstrated that CPBF1 regulates EhCP-A5 transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to lysosomes and its binding to EhCP-A5 is independent of carbohydrate modifications. Repression of CPBF1 by gene silencing led to the accumulation of the unprocessed form of EhCP-A5 in the non-acidic compartment and the mis-secretion of EhCP-A5, suggesting that CPBF1 is involved in the trafficking and processing of EhCP-A5. The CPBF represents a new class of transporters that bind to lysosomal hydrolases in a carbohydrate-independent fashion and regulate their trafficking, processing and activation and, thus, regulate the physiology and pathogenesis of E. histolytica.
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- Kumiko Nakada-Tsukui
- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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Entamoeba histolytica cell surface calreticulin binds human c1q and functions in amebic phagocytosis of host cells. Infect Immun 2012; 80:2008-18. [PMID: 22473608 DOI: 10.1128/iai.06287-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Phagocytosis of host cells is characteristic of tissue invasion by the intestinal ameba Entamoeba histolytica, which causes amebic dysentery and liver abscesses. Entamoeba histolytica induces host cell apoptosis and uses ligands, including C1q, on apoptotic cells to engulf them. Two mass spectrometry analyses identified calreticulin in amebic phagosome preparations, and, in addition to its function as an endoplasmic reticulum chaperone, calreticulin is believed to be the macrophage receptor for C1q. The purpose of this study was to determine if calreticulin functions as an E. histolytica C1q receptor during phagocytosis of host cells. Calreticulin was localized to the surface of E. histolytica during interaction with both Jurkat lymphocytes and erythrocytes and was present in over 75% of phagocytic cups during amebic erythrophagocytosis. Presence of calreticulin on the cell surface was further demonstrated using a method that selectively biotinylated cell surface proteins and by flow cytometry using trophozoites overexpressing epitope-tagged calreticulin. Regulated overexpression of calreticulin increased E. histolytica's ability to phagocytose apoptotic lymphocytes and calcium ionophore-treated erythrocytes but had no effect on amebic adherence to or destruction of cell monolayers or surface expression of the GalNAc lectin and serine-rich E. histolytica protein (SREHP) receptors. Finally, E. histolytica calreticulin bound specifically to apoptotic lymphocytes and to human C1q. Collectively, these data implicate cell surface calreticulin as a receptor for C1q during E. histolytica phagocytosis of host cells.
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Santi-Rocca J, Smith S, Weber C, Pineda E, Hon CC, Saavedra E, Olivos-García A, Rousseau S, Dillies MA, Coppée JY, Guillén N. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-sensing mechanism is activated in Entamoeba histolytica upon treatment with nitric oxide. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31777. [PMID: 22384074 PMCID: PMC3286455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Endoplasmic Reticulum stores calcium and is a site of protein synthesis and modification. Changes in ER homeostasis lead to stress responses with an activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). The Entamoeba histolytica endomembrane system is simple compared to those of higher eukaryotes, as a canonical ER is not observed. During amoebiasis, an infection of the human intestine and liver by E. histolytica, nitric oxide (NO) triggers an apoptotic-like event preceded by an impairment of energy production and a loss of important parasite pathogenic features. We address the question of how this ancient eukaryote responds to stress induced by immune components (i.e. NO) and whether stress leads to ER changes and subsequently to an UPR. Gene expression analysis suggested that NO triggers stress responses marked by (i) dramatic up-regulation of hsp genes although a bona fide UPR is absent; (ii) induction of DNA repair and redox gene expression and iii) up-regulation of glycolysis-related gene expression. Enzymology approaches demonstrate that NO directly inhibits glycolysis and enhance cysteine synthase activity. Using live imaging and confocal microscopy we found that NO dramatically provokes extensive ER fragmentation. ER fission in E. histolytica appears as a protective response against stress, as it has been recently proposed for neuron self-defense during neurologic disorders. Chronic ER stress is also involved in metabolic diseases including diabetes, where NO production reduces ER calcium levels and activates cell death. Our data highlighted unique cellular responses of interest to understand the mechanisms of parasite death during amoebiasis.
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- Julien Santi-Rocca
- Institut Pasteur, Unité Biologie Cellulaire du Parasitisme, Paris, France.
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Entamoeba histolytica calreticulin: an endoplasmic reticulum protein expressed by trophozoites into experimentally induced amoebic liver abscesses. Parasitol Res 2010; 108:439-49. [PMID: 20922421 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2085-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Entamoeba histolytica calreticulin (EhCRT) is remarkably immunogenic in humans (90-100% of invasive amoebiasis patients). Nevertheless, the study of calreticulin in this protozoan is still in its early stages. The exact location, biological functions, and its role in pathogenesis are yet to be fully understood. The aim of the present work is to determine the location of EhCRT in virulent trophozoites in vivo and the expression of the Ehcrt gene during the development of experimentally induced amoebic liver abscesses (ALA) in hamsters. Antibodies against recombinant EhCRT were used for the immunolocalization of EhCRT in trophozoites through confocal microscopy; immunohistochemical assays were also performed on tissue sections of ALAs at different times after intrahepatic inoculation. The expression of the Ehcrt gene during the development of ALA was estimated through both in situ RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR. Confocal assays of virulent trophozoites showed a distribution of EhCRT in the cytoplasmic vesicles of different sizes. Apparently, EhCRT is not exported into the hepatic tissue. Real-time RT-PCR demonstrated an over-expression of the Ehcrt gene at 30 min after trophozoite inoculation, reaching a peak at 1-2 h; thereafter, the expression fell sharply to its original levels. These results demonstrate for the first time in an in vivo model of ALA, the expression of Ehcrt gene in E. histolytica trophozoites and add evidence that support CRT as a resident protein of the ER in E. histolytica species. The in vivo experiments suggest that CRT may play an important role during the early stages of the host-parasite relationship, when the parasite is adapting to a new environment, although the protein seems to be constitutively synthesized. Moreover, trophozoites apparently do not export EhCRT into the hepatic tissue in ALA.
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He C, Nora GP, Schneider EL, Kerr ID, Hansell E, Hirata K, Gonzalez D, Sajid M, Boyd SE, Hruz P, Cobo ER, Le C, Liu WT, Eckmann L, Dorrestein PC, Houpt ER, Brinen LS, Craik CS, Roush WR, McKerrow J, Reed SL. A novel Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinase, EhCP4, is key for invasive amebiasis and a therapeutic target. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:18516-27. [PMID: 20378535 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.086181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinases (EhCPs) play a key role in disrupting the colonic epithelial barrier and the innate host immune response during invasion of E. histolytica, the protozoan cause of human amebiasis. EhCPs are encoded by 50 genes, of which ehcp4 (ehcp-a4) is the most up-regulated during invasion and colonization in a mouse cecal model of amebiasis. Up-regulation of ehcp4 in vivo correlated with our finding that co-culture of E. histolytica trophozoites with mucin-producing T84 cells increased ehcp4 expression up to 6-fold. We have expressed recombinant EhCP4, which was autocatalytically activated at acidic pH but had highest proteolytic activity at neutral pH. In contrast to the other amebic cysteine proteinases characterized so far, which have a preference for arginine in the P2 position, EhCP4 displayed a unique preference for valine and isoleucine at P2. This preference was confirmed by homology modeling, which revealed a shallow, hydrophobic S2 pocket. Endogenous EhCP4 localized to cytoplasmic vesicles, the nuclear region, and perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Following co-culture with colonic cells, EhCP4 appeared in acidic vesicles and was released extracellularly. A specific vinyl sulfone inhibitor, WRR605, synthesized based on the substrate specificity of EhCP4, inhibited the recombinant enzyme in vitro and significantly reduced parasite burden and inflammation in the mouse cecal model. The unique expression pattern, localization, and biochemical properties of EhCP4 could be exploited as a potential target for drug design.
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- Chen He
- Department of Pathology and Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California 92103-8416, USA
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Santacruz-Tinoco CE, Villagómez-Castro JC, López-Romero E. Entamoeba histolytica: Identification and partial characterization of α-mannosidase activity. Exp Parasitol 2010; 124:459-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2009] [Revised: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Identification and partial characterization of a dynamin-like protein, EhDLP1, from the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2009; 9:215-23. [PMID: 19915078 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00214-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The dynamin superfamily of proteins includes a large repertoire of evolutionarily conserved GTPases that interact with different subcellular organelle membranes in eukaryotes. Dynamins are thought to participate in a number of cellular processes involving membrane remodeling and scission. Dynamin-like proteins (DLPs) form a subfamily of this vast class and play important roles in cellular processes, such as mitochondrial fission, cytokinesis, and endocytosis. In the present study, a gene encoding a dynamin-like protein (EhDLP1) from the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica was identified and the protein was partially characterized using a combination of in silico, biochemical, and imaging methods. The protein was capable of GTP binding and hydrolysis, lipid binding, and oligomerization. Immunofluorescence studies showed the protein to be associated with the nuclear membrane. A mutant of EhDLP1 lacking GTP binding and hydrolyzing activities did not associate with the nuclear membrane. The results suggest a nucleus-associated function for EhDLP1.
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Overexpression of a mutant form of EhRabA, a unique Rab GTPase of Entamoeba histolytica, alters endoplasmic reticulum morphology and localization of the Gal/GalNAc adherence lectin. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2009; 8:1014-26. [PMID: 19377040 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00030-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that causes amoebic dysentery and liver abscess. Vesicle trafficking events, such as phagocytosis and delivery of plasma membrane proteins, have been implicated in pathogenicity. Rab GTPases are proteins whose primary function is to regulate vesicle trafficking; therefore, understanding the function of Rabs in this organism may provide insight into virulence. E. histolytica possesses a number of unique Rabs that exhibit limited homology to host Rabs. In this study we examined the function of one such Rab, EhRabA, by characterizing a mutant overexpressing a constitutively GTP-bound version of the protein. Overexpression of mutant EhRabA resulted in decreased adhesion to and phagocytosis of human red blood cells and in the appearance of large tubular organelles that could be stained with endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-specific but not Golgi complex-specific antibodies. Consistent with the adhesion defect, two subunits of a cell surface adhesin, the galactose/N-acetylgalactosamine lectin, were mislocalized to the novel organelle. A cysteine protease, EhCP2, was also localized to the ER-like compartment in the mutant; however, the localization of two additional cell surface proteins, Igl and SREHP, remained unchanged in the mutant. The phenotype of the mutant could be recapitulated by treatment with brefeldin A, a cellular toxin that disrupts ER-to-Golgi apparatus vesicle traffic. This suggests that EhRabA influences vesicle trafficking pathways that are also sensitive to brefeldin A. Together, the data indicate that EhRabA directly or indirectly influences the morphology of secretory organelles and regulates trafficking of a subset of secretory proteins in E. histolytica.
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