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ArticleCellular microbiology2017

Novel insights into the composition and function of the Toxoplasma IMC sutures.

Allan L Chen, Andy S Moon, Hannah N Bell, Amy S Huang, Ajay A Vashisht, Justin Y Toh, Andrew H Lin, Santhosh M Nadipuram, Elliot W Kim, Charles P Choi and 2 more

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Article in Cellular microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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42 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Allan L ChenDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Andy S MoonDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hannah N BellDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Amy S HuangDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ajay A VashishtDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Genomics and Proteomics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Justin Y TohDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Andrew H LinDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Santhosh M NadipuramDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elliot W KimDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Charles P ChoiDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
James A WohlschlegelDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Genomics and Proteomics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Peter J BradleyDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Funding

Women's CancersP30CA016042 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Samuel Wheeler French · 1985 to 2026
$134.5M
Virology CoreP30AI028697 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ANTON, PETER A · 1991 to 2018
$39.9M
UCLA NIGMS T32 Program AssessmentT32GM007185 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI TORRES, JORGE · 1985 to 2020
$21.7M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIST32AI007323 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Peter John Bradley · 1988 to 2026
$8.6M
Proteolytic Control of Iron Metabolism by the Ubiquitin Ligase FBXL5R01GM089778 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WOHLSCHLEGEL, JAMES AKIRA · 2010 to 2023
$4.0M
The Role of Toxoplasma Rhoptries in Host Cell InfectionR01AI064616 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BRADLEY, PETER JOHN · 2006 to 2016
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016042NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI028697NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064616NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007323NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM089778NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Toxoplasma inner membrane complex (IMC) is a specialized organelle underlying the parasite's plasma membrane that consists of flattened rectangular membrane sacs that are sutured together and positioned atop a supportive cytoskeleton. We have previously identified a novel class of proteins localizing to the transverse and longitudinal sutures of the IMC, which we named IMC sutures components (ISCs). Here, we have used proximity-dependent biotin identification at the sutures to better define the composition of this IMC subcompartment. Using ISC4 as bait, we demonstrate biotin-dependent labeling of the sutures and have uncovered two new ISCs. We also identified five new proteins that exclusively localize to the transverse sutures that we named transverse sutures components (TSCs), demonstrating that components of the IMC sutures consist of two groups: those that localize to the transverse and longitudinal sutures (ISCs) and those residing only in the transverse sutures (TSCs). In addition, we functionally analyze the ISC protein ISC3 and demonstrate that ISC3-null parasites have morphological defects and reduced fitness in vitro. Most importantly, Δisc3 parasites exhibit a complete loss of virulence in vivo. These studies expand the known composition of the IMC sutures and highlight the contribution of ISCs to the ability of the parasite to proliferate and cause disease.

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Cells, CulturedFemaleGene Knockout TechniquesHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansPhosphatidate PhosphataseProtozoan ProteinsToxoplasmaVirulencePhosphatidate PhosphataseProtozoan Proteins

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PMID27696623
PMCPMC5909696

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