2-Cys Peroxiredoxin TPx-1 is involved in gametocyte development in Plasmodium berghei
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- 作者：Kazuhiko Yano ; Kanako Komaki-Yasuda ; Takafumi Tsuboi ; Motomi Torii ; Shigeyuki Kano and Shin-ichiro Kawazu
- 关键词：Gametocyte ; Peroxiredoxin ; Plasmodium berghei ; Thioredoxin peroxidase
- 刊名：Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
- 出版年：2006
- 出版时间：July 2006
- 年：2006
- 卷：148
- 期：1
- 页码：44-51
- 全文大小：310 K
文摘
Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) constitute a ubiquitous family of antioxidant enzymes involved in diverse cellular functions including cell proliferation and differentiation. To investigate the physiologic role of typical 2-Cys Prx in malaria parasites (TPx-1), we disrupted this gene in the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei (pbtpx-1). The gene-disrupted parasite (Prx KO) developed normally in mouse erythrocytes and multiplied at a rate similar to that of the parent strain (WT) during the experimental period. The normal growth rate was not altered after 10 passages, and the level of 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, which accumulates in the parasite genome during the cell cycle, was similar between Prx KO and WT. These results suggest that TPx-1 does not prevent parasite DNA oxidation, in contrast to mammalian Prx, and that it is not essential for asexual parasite growth in mouse erythrocytes. However, Prx KO produced up to 60 % fewer gametocytes, sexual-stage parasites involved in the transition between the mammalian host and the mosquito, than WT did. The peak of gametocytemia was also delayed; however, the male/female ratio of gametocytes and the exflagellation activity of male gametocytes were normal. These results suggest that TPx-1 is required for normal gametocyte development but does not affect the male/female gametocyte ratio or male gametogenesis. Although the mechanism by which PbTPx-1 contributes to gametocyte development remains unknown, these findings suggest, for the first time, the involvement of Prx in the sexual development of the malaria parasite.