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ArticlePloS one2010

TbUNC119 and its binding protein complex are essential for propagation, motility, and morphogenesis of Trypanosoma brucei procyclic form cells.

Shigeru Ohshima, Mitsuko Ohashi-Suzuki, Yutaka Miura, Yoshisada Yabu, Noriko Okada, Nobuo Ohta, Takashi Suzuki

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shigeru OhshimaDepartment of Core Laboratory, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
Mitsuko Ohashi-Suzuki
Yutaka Miura
Yoshisada Yabu
Noriko Okada
Nobuo Ohta
Takashi Suzuki
Nagoya City University · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flagellum-mediated motility of Trypanosoma brucei is considered to be essential for the parasite to complete stage development in the tsetse fly vector, while the mechanism by which flagellum-mediated motility is controlled are not fully understood. We thus compared T. brucei whole gene products (amino acid sequence) with Caenorhabditis elegans UNC (uncoordinated) proteins, in order to find uncharacterized motility-related T. brucei genes. Through in silico analysis, we found 88 gene products which were highly similar to C. elegans UNC proteins and categorized them as TbCEUN (T. brucei gene products which have high similarity to C. elegansUNC proteins). Approximately two thirds of the 88 TbCEUN gene products were kinesin-related molecules. A gene product highly similar to C. elegans UNC119 protein was designated as TbUNC119. RNAi-mediated depletion of TbUNC119 showed no apparent phenotype. However, knock-down analysis of both TbUNC119 and its binding protein (TbUNC119BP) which was found by yeast two-hybrid analysis showed characteristic phenotypes, including reduced motility, morphological change (extended cell shape), and cellular apoptosis. Based on the observed phenotypes, possible function of the TbUNC119 and TbUNC119BP is discussed.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsApoptosisCaenorhabditis elegansComputational BiologyDNA, ComplementaryElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFlagellaFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationModels, GeneticPhenotypeProtozoan ProteinsRNA InterferenceTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingDNA, ComplementaryProtozoan ProteinsUnc119 protein, mouse

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PMID21203515
PMCPMC3008729
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