Vergnes Baptiste, Gazanion Elodie, Grentzinger T. (2016). Functional divergence of SIR2 orthologs between trypanosomatid parasites. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 207, p. 96-101. ISSN 0166-6851.
Titre du document
Functional divergence of SIR2 orthologs between trypanosomatid parasites
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 2016,
207, p. 96-101 ISSN 0166-6851
SIR2 proteins are NAD+-dependent deacetylases involved in epigenetic control of gene expression and metabolic regulation through post-translational modification of diverse target proteins. In pathogens, these enzymes are considered as attractive drug targets involved in key aspects of the infectious cycle. Leishmania infantum LiSIR2rp1 was among the first non-nuclear and essential SIR2 deacetylases described in eukaryotes. Here, we show that the two other LiSIR2rp2 and LiSIRrp3 paralogs are both located in mitochondria. Gene deletion experiments show that LiSIR2rp3 is not required for parasite survival. Surprisingly, multiple extrachromosomal amplicons bearing the LiSIR2rp2 gene are constitutively produced in wild type strains. Consequently, a knockout of this gene could not be obtained, even after episomal rescue experiments. We further provide genetic and biochemical evidence showing that SIR2rp2 protein directly affects parasite proliferation in relation to NAD+ bioavailability. Together, these results highlight unexpected genus-specific divergence of the SIR2 machinery among trypanosomatid parasites.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020]
;
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
