Activation of TLR2 and TLR4 by Glycosylphosphatidylinositols Derived from Toxoplasma gondii1
- F. Debierre-Grockiego, M. A. Campos, R. Schwarz
- BiologyJournal of Immunology
- 15 July 2007
Both TLR2 and TLR4 receptors may participate in the host defense against T. gondii infection through their activation by the GPIs and could work together with other MyD88-dependent receptors, like other TLRs or even IL-18R or IL-1R, to obtain an effective host response against the parasite.
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol toxin of Plasmodium induces nitric oxide synthase expression in macrophages and vascular endothelial cells by a protein tyrosine kinase-dependent and protein kinase…
- S. Tachado, P. Gerold, L. Schofield
- BiologyJournal of Immunology
- 1 March 1996
In this study, we demonstrate that glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) is a major toxin of Plasmodium falciparum origin responsible for nitric oxide (NO) production in host cells. Purified malarial…
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol toxin of Plasmodium up-regulates intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and E-selectin expression in vascular endothelial cells and…
- L. Schofield, S. Novakovic, P. Gerold, R. Schwarz, M. McConville, S. Tachado
- BiologyJournal of Immunology
- 1 March 1996
A parasite-derived GPI toxin activates vascular endothelial cells by tyrosine kinase-mediated signal transduction, leading to NF kappa B/c-rel activation and downstream expression of adhesins, events that may play a central role in the etiology of cerebral malaria.
Sequencing of the smallest Apicomplexan genome from the human pathogen Babesia microti†
- E. Cornillot, K. Hadj-Kaddour, Choukri Ben Mamoun
- BiologyNucleic Acids Research
- 24 July 2012
The genomic sequencing of Babesia microti identified several targets suitable for the development of diagnostic assays and novel therapies for human babesiosis, including the minimal metabolic requirement for intraerythrocytic protozoan parasitism.
Structural analysis of the glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol membrane anchor of the merozoite surface proteins-1 and -2 of Plasmodium falciparum.
- P. Gerold, L. Schofield, M. Blackman, A. Holder, R. Schwarz
- BiologyMolecular and biochemical parasitology (Print)
- 1996
Primary structure of the precursor to the three major surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites
- A. Holder, M. Lockyer, R. Freeman
- Biology, MedicineNature
- 19 September 1985
The complete structure of the P195 gene determined from further DNA clones is described, its organization within genomic DNA and the location of the specific processing fragments within the primary amino-acid sequence are described.
Critical roles of glycosylphosphatidylinositol for Trypanosoma brucei.
- K. Nagamune, T. Nozaki, T. Kinoshita
- BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 12 September 2000
Parasitespecific inhibition of GPI biosynthesis should be an effective chemotherapy target against African trypanosomiasis.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae GPI10, the functional homologue of human PIG-B, is required for glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchor synthesis.
- C. Sütterlin, M. V. Escribano, H. Riezman
- BiologyBiochemical Journal
- 15 May 1998
Overexpression of GPI10 gives partial resistance to the GPI-synthesis inhibitor YW3548, suggesting that this gene product may affect the target of the inhibitor.
Interference with glycosylation of glycoproteins. Inhibition of formation of lipid-linked oligosaccharides in vivo.
- R. Datema, R. Schwarz
- Biology, ChemistryBiochemical Journal
- 15 October 1979
Kinetic analysis showed that the inhibitors affected first the assembly of lipid-linked oligosaccharides and then protein glycosylation after a lag period, and the reversible effects of these inhibitors exemplify their usefulness as tools in the study of gly cosylation processes.
Roles of Glycosylphosphatidylinositols of Toxoplasma gondii
- F. Debierre-Grockiego, N. Azzouz, R. Schwarz
- BiologyJournal of Biological Chemistry
- 29 August 2003
It is shown that GPIs highly purified from T. gondii tachyzoites, as well as their core glycans, induce TNFα production in macrophages, supporting the idea that T. Gondii GPIs are bioactive factors that participate in the production of TNF α during toxoplasmal pathogenesis.
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