Regulation of sexual development of Plasmodium by translational repression.
Regulation of sexual development of Plasmodium by translational repression.
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10.1126/science.1125129
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发表时间:
2006-08-04
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56.9
通讯作者:
Waters, Andrew P.
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Mair, Gunnar R.;Braks, Joanna A. M.;Garver, Lindsey S.;Wiegant, Loop C. A. G.;Hall, Neil;Dirks, Roeland W.;Khan, Shahid M.;Dimopoulos, George;Janse, Chris J.;Waters, Andrew P.
Translational repression (TR) of mRNAs plays an important role in sexual differentiation and gametogenesis in multicellular eukaryotes. We show here that TR and mRNA turnover are key influences on stage specific gene expression in the protozoan Plasmodium. The DDX6 class RNA helicase, DOZI (development of zygote inhibited), is found in cytoplasmic bodies of female, blood stage gametocytes in a complex with mRNA species known to be translationally repressed. Genetic disruption of pbdozi inhibits the formation of translationally quiescent mRNPs and targets these and other (>350 different) transcripts to the degradation pathway rather than directing them to translating polysomes, preventing zygote development prior to meiosis in the mosquito. Thus TR is essential in malaria parasite development. A full catalogue of the proteins and processes associated with DOZI (the first described malaria parasite TR-effector protein) might lead to novel approaches to prevent parasite development.
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