To the Surface and Back: Exo- and Endocytic Pathways in Trypanosoma brucei
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- Trypanosoma brucei is one of only a few unicellular pathogens that thrives extracellularly in the vertebrate host. Consequently, the cell surface plays a critical role in both immune recognition and immune evasion. The variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coats the entire surface of the parasite and acts as a flexible shield to protect invariant proteins against immune recognition. Antigenic variation of the VSG coat is the major virulence mechanism of trypanosomes. In addition, incessant motility of the parasite contributes to its immuneTrypanosoma brucei is one of only a few unicellular pathogens that thrives extracellularly in the vertebrate host. Consequently, the cell surface plays a critical role in both immune recognition and immune evasion. The variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coats the entire surface of the parasite and acts as a flexible shield to protect invariant proteins against immune recognition. Antigenic variation of the VSG coat is the major virulence mechanism of trypanosomes. In addition, incessant motility of the parasite contributes to its immune evasion, as the resulting fluid flow on the cell surface drags immunocomplexes toward the flagellar pocket, where they are internalized. The flagellar pocket is the sole site of endo- and exocytosis in this organism. After internalization, VSG is rapidly recycled back to the surface, whereas host antibodies are thought to be transported to the lysosome for degradation. For this essential step to work, effective machineries for both sorting and recycling of VSGs must have evolved in trypanosomes. Our understanding of the mechanisms behind VSG recycling and VSG secretion, is by far not complete. This review provides an overview of the trypanosome secretory and endosomal pathways. Longstanding questions are pinpointed that, with the advent of novel technologies, might be answered in the near future.…
Autor(en): | Fabian Link, Alyssa R. Borges, Nicola G. Jones, Markus Engstler |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-244682 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Fakultät für Biologie / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
ISSN: | 2296-634X |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 9 |
Aufsatznummer: | 720521 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2021) 9:720521. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.720521 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.720521 |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | African trypanosomes; Rab; cell surface; clathrin; endocytosis; exocytosis; membrane recycling |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 03.01.2022 |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 06.08.2021 |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2021 | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |