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A disrupted transsulphuration pathway results in accumulation of redox metabolites and induction of gametocytogenesis in malaria.
Beri, Divya; Balan, Balu; Chaubey, Shweta; Subramaniam, Suraj; Surendra, Bachu; Tatu, Utpal.
Afiliação
  • Beri D; Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
  • Balan B; Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
  • Chaubey S; Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
  • Subramaniam S; Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
  • Surendra B; Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
  • Tatu U; Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
Sci Rep ; 7: 40213, 2017 01 16.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28091526
ABSTRACT
Intra-erythrocytic growth of malaria parasite is known to induce redox stress. In addition to haem degradation which generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), the parasite is also thought to efflux redox active homocysteine. To understand the basis underlying accumulation of homocysteine, we have examined the transsulphuration (TS) pathway in the parasite, which is known to convert homocysteine to cysteine in higher eukaryotes. Our bioinformatic analysis revealed absence of key enzymes in the biosynthesis of cysteine namely cystathionine-ß-synthase and cystathionine-γ-lyase in the parasite. Using mass spectrometry, we confirmed the absence of cystathionine, which is formed by enzymatic conversion of homocysteine thereby confirming truncation of TS pathway. We also quantitated levels of glutathione and homocysteine in infected erythrocytes and its spent medium. Our results showed increase in levels of these metabolites intracellularly and in culture supernatants. Our results provide a mechanistic basis for the long-known occurrence of hyperhomocysteinemia in malaria. Most importantly we find that homocysteine induces the transcription factor implicated in gametocytogenesis namely AP2-G and consequently triggers sexual stage conversion. We confirmed this observation both in vitro using Plasmodium falciparum cultures, and in vivo in the mouse model of malaria. Our study implicates homocysteine as a potential physiological trigger of gametocytogenesis.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 2_ODS3 / 3_ND Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plasmodium falciparum / Enxofre / Proteínas de Protozoários / Cisteína / Redes e Vias Metabólicas / Homocisteína Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 2_ODS3 / 3_ND Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plasmodium falciparum / Enxofre / Proteínas de Protozoários / Cisteína / Redes e Vias Metabólicas / Homocisteína Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article