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Functional and biophysical analyses of the class XIV Toxoplasma gondii Myosin D

HERM-GÖTZ, ANGELIKA ; DELBAC, FRÊDÊRIC ; WEISS, STEFAN ; NYITRAI, MIKLOS ; STRATMANN, ROLF ; TOMAVO, STANISLAS ; SIBLEY, L. ; GEEVES, MICHAEL A. ; SOLDATI, DOMINIQUE

In: Journal of Muscle Research & Cell Motility, 2006, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 139-151

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    Titre
    • Functional and biophysical analyses of the class XIV Toxoplasma gondii Myosin D
    Auteur
    • HERM-GÖTZ, ANGELIKA. Hygieneinstitut, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    • DELBAC, FRÊDÊRIC. Hygieneinstitut, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    • WEISS, STEFAN. Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, CT2 7NJ, Canterbury, UK
    • NYITRAI, MIKLOS. Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, CT2 7NJ, Canterbury, UK
    • STRATMANN, ROLF. Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    • TOMAVO, STANISLAS. Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique CNRS UMR 8576, Bâtiment C9 Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
    • SIBLEY, L.. Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • GEEVES, MICHAEL A.. Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, CT2 7NJ, Canterbury, UK
    • SOLDATI, DOMINIQUE. Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Muscle Research & Cell Motility, 2006, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 139-151. Kluwer Academic Publishers
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Santé
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:319174
    Summary
    Summary: The obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii uses gliding motility to migrate across the biological barriers of the host and to invade cells. This unique form of locomotion requires an intact actin cytoskeleton and involves at least one motor protein (TgMyoA) that belongs to the class XIV of the myosin superfamily. TgMyoA is anchored in the inner membrane complex and is essential for the gliding motion, host cell invasion and egress of T. gondii tachyzoites. TgMyoD is the smallest T. gondii myosin and is structurally very closely related to TgMyoA. We show here that TgMyoD exhibits similar transient kinetic properties as the fast single-headed TgMyoA. To determine if TgMyoD also contributes to parasite gliding motility, the TgMyoD gene was disrupted by double homologous recombination. In contrast to TgMyoA, TgMyoD gene is dispensable for tachyzoite propagation and motility. Parasites lacking TgMyoD glide normally and their virulence is not compromised in mice. The fact that TgMyoD is predominantly expressed in bradyzoites explains the absence of a phenotype observed with myodko in tachyzoites and does not exclude a role of this motor in gliding that would be restricted to the cyst forming but nevertheless motile stage of the parasite