Chaperoning parasitism: the importance of molecular chaperones in pathogen virulence.
Chaperoning parasitism: the importance of molecular chaperones in pathogen virulence.
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陪伴寄生:分子伴侣在病原体毒力中的重要性。
DOI:
10.1017/s0031182014000778
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Neckers,Len
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作者:
Tatu,Utpal;Neckers,Len
Infectious organisms have to cope with demanding and rapidly changing environments during infection. This is particularly relevant for pathogens that utilize different hosts (eg insects and humans) to complete their life cycle. Other environmental challenges that may affect pathogen survival are often triggered in the host in response to infection. It is not surprising, therefore, that many successful pathogens not only co-opt the host chaperone machinery but also have developed their own robust chaperone systems to overcome the stresses associated with infection and propagation in multiple hosts. During the past two decades much has been learned about the nature and function of the molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), especially concerning its association with several molecules and pathways important in maintaining normal cellular homoeostasis while also promoting cancer initiation, growth and survival. Hsp90 is an abundant (2–5% of total cellular protein) molecular chaperone whose homoeostatic functions include stabilization and modulation of a number of proteins (clients) that comprise various cell signalling nodes, and fostering cellular responses to environmental stress (Picard, 2002; Wandinger et al. 2008; Taipale et al. 2010). The chaperone is ‘hijacked’, in what could be regarded as an ‘addiction’, by cancer cells, causing its expression to be elevated above that of non-transformed cells (Trepel et al. 2010). Like cancer, numerous pathogens have co-opted various components of the host cellular proteostasis machinery to support their infectivity and replication. Recently, molecular chaperones, including but not limited to Hsp90, have been identified as virulence factors in pathogenic infections. In the case of protozoan parasites, Hsp90 has been implicated in conversion from insect to host forms, in proliferation, and in drug resistance (Neckers and Tatu, 2008). Importantly, both the host and the parasite express