Lacombe, A., Maclean, A. E., Ovciarikova, J., Tottey, J., Mühleip, A., Fernandes, P. and Sheiner, L. (2019) Identification of the Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial ribosome, and characterisation of a protein essential for mitochondrial translation. Molecular Microbiology, 112(4), pp. 1235-1252. (doi: 10.1111/mmi.14357) (PMID:31339607) (PMCID:PMC6851545)
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Abstract
Apicomplexan parasites cause diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis. The apicomplexan mitochondrion shows striking differences from common model organisms, including fundamental processes such as mitochondrial translation. Despite evidence that mitochondrial translation is essential for parasite survival, it is largely understudied. Progress has been restricted by the absence of functional assays to detect apicomplexan mitochondrial translation, a lack of knowledge of proteins involved in the process and the inability to identify and detect mitoribosomes. We report the localization of 12 new mitochondrial proteins, including 6 putative mitoribosomal proteins. We demonstrate the integration of three mitoribosomal proteins in macromolecular complexes, and provide evidence suggesting these are apicomplexan mitoribosomal subunits, detected here for the first time. Finally, a new analytical pipeline detected defects in mitochondrial translation upon depletion of the small subunit protein 35 (TgmS35), while other mitochondrial functions remain unaffected. Our work lays a foundation for the study of apicomplexan mitochondrial translation.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Ovciarikova, Miss Jana and MacLean, Dr Andrew and Sheiner, Professor Lilach and Fernandes, Ms Paula and Lacombe, Miss Alice |
| Authors: | Lacombe, A., Maclean, A. E., Ovciarikova, J., Tottey, J., Mühleip, A., Fernandes, P., and Sheiner, L. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity |
| Journal Name: | Molecular Microbiology |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0950-382X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1365-2958 |
| Published Online: | 24 July 2019 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Molecular Microbiology 112(4): 1235–1252 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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