Quantitative in vivo analyses reveal calcium-dependent phosphorylation sites and identifies a novel component of the Toxoplasma invasion motor complex.
Quantitative in vivo analyses reveal calcium-dependent phosphorylation sites and identifies a novel component of the Toxoplasma invasion motor complex.
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1002222
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2011-09
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6.7
通讯作者:
Tonkin CJ
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Nebl T;Prieto JH;Kapp E;Smith BJ;Williams MJ;Yates JR 3rd;Cowman AF;Tonkin CJ
Apicomplexan parasites depend on the invasion of host cells for survival and proliferation. Calcium-dependent signaling pathways appear to be essential for micronemal release and gliding motility, yet the target of activated kinases remains largely unknown. We have characterized calcium-dependent phosphorylation events during Toxoplasma host cell invasion. Stimulation of live tachyzoites with Ca2+-mobilizing drugs leads to phosphorylation of numerous parasite proteins, as shown by differential 2-DE display of 32[P]-labeled protein extracts. Multi-dimensional Protein Identification Technology (MudPIT) identified ∼546 phosphorylation sites on over 300 Toxoplasma proteins, including 10 sites on the actomyosin invasion motor. Using a Stable Isotope of Amino Acids in Culture (SILAC)-based quantitative LC-MS/MS analyses we monitored changes in the abundance and phosphorylation of the invasion motor complex and defined Ca2+-dependent phosphorylation patterns on three of its components - GAP45, MLC1 and MyoA. Furthermore, calcium-dependent phosphorylation of six residues across GAP45, MLC1 and MyoA is correlated with invasion motor activity. By analyzing proteins that appear to associate more strongly with the invasion motor upon calcium stimulation we have also identified a novel 15-kDa Calmodulin-like protein that likely represents the MyoA Essential Light Chain of the Toxoplasma invasion motor. This suggests that invasion motor activity could be regulated not only by phosphorylation but also by the direct binding of calcium ions to this new component. Apicomplexan parasites are a group of obligate intracellular pathogens of wide medical and agricultural significance. Included within this phylum is Plasmodium spp, the causative agents to malaria and the ubiquitous parasite Toxoplasma, which inflicts disease burden on AIDS patients, transplant recipients and the unborn fetus. No matter the host cell that they target, all apicomplexan parasites must activate invasion upon host cell contact. Calcium-mediated signal transduction pathways modulate this process, yet the molecular processes are largely unknown. Using a range of proteomics approaches we reveal proteins in Toxoplasma that are phosphorylated upon calcium signaling, and furthermore, identify phosphorylation sites on a range of proteins that may play crucial roles in regulating parasite motility and microneme secretion. By quantitatively monitoring phosphorylation deposition upon calcium signaling we define putative regulatory domains of GAP45 and MLC1 and further show evidence that the invasion motor potentially more strongly associates upon calcium signaling. We also identified that a new Calmodulin-like protein is part of the invasion motor and this suggests that direct Ca2+ binding may also modulate motor activity.
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