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ArticleEukaryotic cell2005

Intracellular glycosylphosphatidylinositols accumulate on endosomes: toxicity of alpha-toxin to Leishmania major.

Zhifeng Zheng, Rodney K Tweten, Kojo Mensa-Wilmot

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Article in Eukaryotic cell, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Paromomycin: uptake and resistance in Leishmania donovani.Molecular and biochemical parasitology · 2009
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhifeng ZhengDepartment of Cellular Biology, The University of Georgia, 724 Biological Sciences, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Rodney K Tweten
Kojo Mensa-Wilmot
University of Georgia · USUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

STUDIES ON CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM LETHAL TOXINR01AI032097 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI TWETEN, RODNEY K. · 1993 to 2003
$582k
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM OF TRYPANOSOMATIDSR03AI053086 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (UGA) · PI MENSA-WILMOT, KOJO · 2002 to 2003
$145k
NIAID NIH HHS AI53086NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI032097
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) are ubiquitous glycolipids in eukaryotes. In the protozoan Leishmania major, GPIs occur "free" or covalently linked to proteins (e.g., gp63) and polysaccharides. While some free GPIs are detected on the plasma membrane, specific sites where GPIs accumulate intracellularly are unknown in most cells, although the glycolipids are synthesized within the secretory system. Herein, we describe a protocol for identifying intracellular sites of GPI accumulation by using alpha-toxin (from Clostridium septicum). Alpha-toxin bound to gp63 and GPIs from L. major. Intracellular binding sites for alpha-toxin were determined in immunofluorescence assays after removal of GPI-anchored macromolecules (e.g., gp63) from the plasma membrane of fixed cells by using detergent. Endosomes were a major site for GPI accretion in L. major. GPI-less gp63 was detected at the endoplasmic reticulum. In studies with live parasites, alpha-toxin killed L. major with a 50% lethal concentration of 0.77 nM.

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AnimalsBacterial ToxinsBinding SitesCell DeathCell MembraneDetergentsEndocytosisEndosomesFluorescent DyesGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsIndicators and ReagentsLeishmania majorMetalloendopeptidasesOctoxynolProtozoan ProteinsResorcinolsBacterial ToxinsDetergentsFluorescent Dyesglycoprotein gp63, LeishmaniaGlycosylphosphatidylinositolshemolytic toxin, Clostridium septicumIndicators and ReagentsMetalloendopeptidasesOctoxynolorcinolProtozoan ProteinsResorcinols

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PMID15755918
PMCPMC1087796
OpenAlexW2144480266

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