Expression, purification and characterization of Plasmodium falciparum vacuolar protein sorting 29. 2016

Mohd Shameel Iqbal, and Asim Azhar Siddiqui, and Athar Alam, and Manish Goyal, and Chinmoy Banerjee, and Souvik Sarkar, and Somnath Mazumder, and Rudranil De, and Shiladitya Nag, and Shubhra Jyoti Saha, and Uday Bandyopadhyay
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India.

Translocation of various proteins to the subcellular organelles is an essential mechanism to regulate the metabolic pathways and often vacuolar protein sorting (VPS) proteins are involved in this transportation. Plasmodium falciparum VPS29 (PfVPS29) is predicted to be a functional component in the assembly of the retromer complex; however, so far detailed characterization of PfVPS29 in its native form is not yet done. We report the successful expression and purification of tag-free recombinant PfVPS29 with a yield of 5.6 mg from 1 L of Escherichia coli culture. PfVPS29 was purified by combined anion-exchange and size exclusion chromatography. The protein showed a single band in SDS-PAGE and it exhibited molecular mass of 21.7 kDa as measured by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Secondary structure was elucidated by circular dichroism spectroscopy. It was found to be a monomeric protein in solution as evident from dynamic light scattering studies, chemical cross-linking experiments and size exclusion chromatography. Subsequently, polyclonal anti-PfVPS29 antibody was generated and used for evaluating protein expression by western blot and following subcellular localization in P. falciparum by confocal immunofluoroscence microscopy. PfVPS29 was found to be located in cytoplasm and expressed from early trophozoite to schizont stages with maximum expression in trophozoite stage. This study provides purification, biophysical characterization and subcellular localization of PfVPS29 in different asexual stages of P. falciparum.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008018 Life Cycle Stages The continuous sequence of changes undergone by living organisms during the post-embryonic developmental process, such as metamorphosis in insects and amphibians. This includes the developmental stages of apicomplexans such as the malarial parasite, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. Life Cycle,Life History Stages,Cycle, Life,Cycles, Life,History Stage, Life,History Stages, Life,Life Cycle Stage,Life Cycles,Life History Stage,Stage, Life Cycle,Stage, Life History,Stages, Life Cycle,Stages, Life History
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D010963 Plasmodium falciparum A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. Plasmodium falciparums,falciparums, Plasmodium
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003001 Cloning, Molecular The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells. Molecular Cloning
D003593 Cytoplasm The part of a cell that contains the CYTOSOL and small structures excluding the CELL NUCLEUS; MITOCHONDRIA; and large VACUOLES. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990) Protoplasm,Cytoplasms,Protoplasms
D004591 Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein

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