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Proteomic analysis of the Plasmodium male gamete reveals the key role for glycolysis in flagellar motility
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-115572
- Background: Gametogenesis and fertilization play crucial roles in malaria transmission. While male gametes are thought to be amongst the simplest eukaryotic cells and are proven targets of transmission blocking immunity, little is known about their molecular organization. For example, the pathway of energy metabolism that power motility, a feature that facilitates gamete encounter and fertilization, is unknown. Methods: Plasmodium berghei microgametes were purified and analysed by whole-cell proteomic analysis for the first time. Data areBackground: Gametogenesis and fertilization play crucial roles in malaria transmission. While male gametes are thought to be amongst the simplest eukaryotic cells and are proven targets of transmission blocking immunity, little is known about their molecular organization. For example, the pathway of energy metabolism that power motility, a feature that facilitates gamete encounter and fertilization, is unknown. Methods: Plasmodium berghei microgametes were purified and analysed by whole-cell proteomic analysis for the first time. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD001163. Results: 615 proteins were recovered, they included all male gamete proteins described thus far. Amongst them were the 11 enzymes of the glycolytic pathway. The hexose transporter was localized to the gamete plasma membrane and it was shown that microgamete motility can be suppressed effectively by inhibitors of this transporter and of the glycolytic pathway. Conclusions: This study describes the first whole-cell proteomic analysis of the malaria male gamete. It identifies glycolysis as the likely exclusive source of energy for flagellar beat, and provides new insights in original features of Plasmodium flagellar organization.…
Author: | Arthur M. Talman, Judith H. Prieto, Sara Marques, Ceereena Ubaida-Mohien, Mara Lawniczak, Mark N. Wass, Tao Xu, Roland Frank, Andrea Ecker, Rebecca S. Stanway, Sanjeev Krishna, Michael J. E. Sternberg, Georges K. Christophides, David R. Graham, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, John R., III Yates, Robert E. Sinden |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-115572 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Malaria Journal |
Year of Completion: | 2014 |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 315 |
Source: | Malaria Journal 2014 13:315. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-13-315 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-315 |
Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25124718 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | YoelII-Nigeriensis; chlamydomonas flagella; energy metabolism; flagellum; gamete; glycolysis; haemoproteus-columbae; hexose transporter; life cycle; malaria parasite; membrane-protein topology; microtubule motor; plasmodium; subcellular localization; tandem mass-spectra |
Release Date: | 2015/07/17 |
Note: | Additional files are available here: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/13/1/315/additional |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |