Plasticity between MyoC- and MyoA-glideosomes: an example of functional compensation in Toxoplasma gondii invasion.
Plasticity between MyoC- and MyoA-glideosomes: an example of functional compensation in Toxoplasma gondii invasion.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1004504
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发表时间:
2014-10
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影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Soldati-Favre D
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文献类型:
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作者:
Frénal K;Marq JB;Jacot D;Polonais V;Soldati-Favre D
The glideosome is an actomyosin-based machinery that powers motility in Apicomplexa and participates in host cell invasion and egress from infected cells. The central component of the glideosome, myosin A (MyoA), is a motor recruited at the pellicle by the acylated gliding-associated protein GAP45. In Toxoplasma gondii, GAP45 also contributes to the cohesion of the pellicle, composed of the inner membrane complex (IMC) and the plasma membrane, during motor traction. GAP70 was previously identified as a paralog of GAP45 that is tailored to recruit MyoA at the apical cap in the coccidian subgroup of the Apicomplexa. A third member of this family, GAP80, is demonstrated here to assemble a new glideosome, which recruits the class XIV myosin C (MyoC) at the basal polar ring. MyoC shares the same myosin light chains as MyoA and also interacts with the integral IMC proteins GAP50 and GAP40. Moreover, a central component of this complex, the IMC-associated protein 1 (IAP1), acts as the key determinant for the restricted localization of MyoC to the posterior pole. Deletion of specific components of the MyoC-glideosome underscores the installation of compensatory mechanisms with components of the MyoA-glideosome. Conversely, removal of MyoA leads to the relocalization of MyoC along the pellicle and at the apical cap that accounts for residual invasion. The two glideosomes exhibit a considerable level of plasticity to ensure parasite survival. Toxoplasma gondii can infect most warm-blooded animals, and is an important opportunistic pathogen for humans. This obligate intracellular parasite is able to invade virtually all nucleated cells, and as with most parasites of the Apicomplexa phylum, relies on a substrate-dependent gliding motility to actively penetrate into host cells and egress from infected cells. The conserved molecular machine (named glideosome) powering motility is located at the periphery of the parasite and involves the molecular motor, myosin A (MyoA). The glideosome exists in three flavors, exhibiting the same overall organization and sharing some common components while being spatially restricted to the central IMC, the apical cap and the basal pole of the parasite, respectively. The central and apical glideosomes are associated with MyoA (MyoA-glideosome) whereas the basal complex recruits myosin C (MyoC). Deleting components of the MyoC-glideosome uncovers the existence of complementary and compensatory mechanisms that ensure successful establishment of infection. This study highlights a higher degree of complexity and plasticity of the gliding machinery.
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