疟疾寄生虫转位体结构和效应体输出机制
Chi-Min Ho1,2,3, Josh R Beck4,5,6, Mason Lai2
1The Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Nature
|August 29, 2018
概括
在结构上揭示出口蛋白质的Plasmodium转位子 (PTEX),揭示出出口疟疾效应蛋白的机制. 这一发现为开发针对这种重要寄生虫出口系统的药物提供了新的途径.
科学领域:
- 结构生物学
- 寄生虫学
- 分子机制
背景情况:
- 输出蛋白质的Plasmodium转位体 (PTEX) 复合体对于从疟疾寄生虫输出效应蛋白到宿主红细胞至关重要.
- 通过PTEX促进这种穿过真空膜的精确机制在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 阐明PTEX核心复合体的结构基础和机制.
- 了解PTEX如何在Plasmodium falciparum感染期间调解效应蛋白的传输.
主要方法:
- 使用近原子分辨率冷电子显微镜 (cryo-EM) 来确定PTEX核心复合物的结构.
- 使用CRISPR-Cas9工程的表位标签从Plasmodium falciparum中分离出内源性PTEX核心复合体 (EXP2,PTEX150,HSP101).
- 结构在货物转移的"参与"和"重新设置"状态中被捕获.
主要成果:
- 通过真空膜,PTEX核心复合体形成了一个静态的,状通道,由交叉的EXP2和PTEX150蛋白组成.
- 一个螺旋形的AAA+ HSP101六合体位于通道顶部,并经历了形状变化 (紧缩),以促进蛋白质线程.
- 在HSP101中,特定的孔环与货物分离,使得转移器可以在随后的出口周期中重新设置.
结论:
- 这项研究揭示了通过PTEX转位体输出Plasmodium falciparum效应蛋白的详细机制.
- 这些结构洞察力为以结构为基础的药物设计提供了基础,
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