Activation of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane proteinase upon release from Herpetomonas samuelpessoai by phospholipase C. 2002

André Luis Souza dos Santos, and Celina Monteiro Abreu, and Celuta Sales Alviano, and Rosangela Maria de Araújo Soares
Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Bloco I, Universidade do Brasil (UFRJ), Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

We have analyzed the effects of exogenous phospholipase C (PLC) on the cell-surface polypeptides and proteinases of Herpetomonas samuelpessoai grown in chemically defined conditions by SDS-PAGE gels. Live parasites treated with PLC released into the extracellular medium a complex profile of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored polypeptides ranging from 15 to 100 kDa, some of them with proteolytic activity. Two major metalloproteinases with apparent molecular masses of 63 and 115 kDa were observed after PLC hydrolysis. Interestingly, only the PLC-released soluble form of the 115-kDa metalloenzyme, and not the membrane-anchored form, displayed proteolytic activity, demonstrating that cleavage of the GPI anchor can lead to enzymatic activation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010450 Endopeptidases A subclass of PEPTIDE HYDROLASES that catalyze the internal cleavage of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS. Endopeptidase,Peptide Peptidohydrolases
D010738 Type C Phospholipases A subclass of phospholipases that hydrolyze the phosphoester bond found in the third position of GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS. Although the singular term phospholipase C specifically refers to an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE (EC 3.1.4.3), it is commonly used in the literature to refer to broad variety of enzymes that specifically catalyze the hydrolysis of PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS. Lecithinase C,Phospholipase C,Phospholipases, Type C,Phospholipases C
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D004789 Enzyme Activation Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme. Activation, Enzyme,Activations, Enzyme,Enzyme Activations
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014351 Trypanosomatina A suborder of monoflagellate parasitic protozoa that lives in the blood and tissues of man and animals. Representative genera include: Blastocrithidia, Leptomonas, CRITHIDIA, Herpetomonas, LEISHMANIA, Phytomonas, and TRYPANOSOMA. Species of this suborder may exist in two or more morphologic stages formerly named after genera exemplifying these forms - amastigote (LEISHMANIA), choanomastigote (CRITHIDIA), promastigote (Leptomonas), opisthomastigote (Herpetomonas), epimastigote (Blastocrithidia), and trypomastigote (TRYPANOSOMA). Blastocrithidia,Herpetomonas,Leptomonas,Trypanosomatidae,Blastocrithidias,Herpetomona,Leptomona,Trypanosomatinas
D017261 Glycosylphosphatidylinositols Compounds containing carbohydrate or glycosyl groups linked to phosphatidylinositols. They anchor GPI-LINKED PROTEINS or polysaccharides to cell membranes. GPI Membrane Anchor,GPI Membrane Anchors,Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchor,Glycosylated Phosphatidylinositol,Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor,Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors,Phosphatidylinositol Glycan,Gly-PtdIns,Glycoinositol Phospholipid Membrane Anchor,Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol,Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchors,Glycosylated Phosphatidylinositols,Glycosylphosphatidylinositol,Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linkage,PI-Glycan,Anchor, GPI Membrane,Anchor, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol,Anchors, GPI Membrane,Anchors, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol,Glycan, Phosphatidylinositol,Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol,Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchor,Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchors,Linkage, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol,Membrane Anchor, GPI,Membrane Anchors, GPI,PI Glycan,Phosphatidylinositol, Glycosylated,Phosphatidylinositols, Glycosylated

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