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2. Beyond the MEP Pathway: A novel kinase required for prenol utilization by malaria parasites.

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Crispim, Marcell, Verdaguer, Ignasi Bofill, Hernández, Agustín, Kronenberger, Thales, Fenollar, Àngel, Yamaguchi, Lydia Fumiko, Alberione, María Pía, Ramirez, Miriam, de Oliveira, Sandra Souza, Katzin, Alejandro Miguel, and Izquierdo, Luis

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*PLASMODIUM, *ISOPENTENOIDS, *DRUG efficacy, *PLASMODIUM falciparum, *SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae
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A proposed treatment for malaria is a combination of fosmidomycin and clindamycin. Both compounds inhibit the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway, the parasitic source of farnesyl and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (FPP and GGPP, respectively). Both FPP and GGPP are crucial for the biosynthesis of several essential metabolites such as ubiquinone and dolichol, as well as for protein prenylation. Dietary prenols, such as farnesol (FOH) and geranylgeraniol (GGOH), can rescue parasites from MEP inhibitors, suggesting the existence of a missing pathway for prenol salvage via phosphorylation. In this study, we identified a gene in the genome of P. falciparum, encoding a transmembrane prenol kinase (PolK) involved in the salvage of FOH and GGOH. The enzyme was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and its FOH/GGOH kinase activities were experimentally validated. Furthermore, conditional knockout parasites (Δ-PolK) were created to investigate the biological importance of the FOH/GGOH salvage pathway. Δ-PolK parasites were viable but displayed increased susceptibility to fosmidomycin. Their sensitivity to MEP inhibitors could not be rescued by adding prenols. Additionally, Δ-PolK parasites lost their capability to utilize prenols for protein prenylation. Experiments using culture medium supplemented with whole/delipidated human plasma in transgenic parasites revealed that human plasma has components that can diminish the effectiveness of fosmidomycin. Mass spectrometry tests indicated that both bovine supplements used in culture and human plasma contain GGOH. These findings suggest that the FOH/GGOH salvage pathway might offer an alternate source of isoprenoids for malaria parasites when de novo biosynthesis is inhibited. This study also identifies a novel kind of enzyme related to isoprenoid metabolism. Author summary: Falciparum malaria is a potentially fatal disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Antimalarials such as fosmidomycin and clindamycin target a critical pathway in the parasite, crucial for producing certain substances essential for the parasite's survival, particularly phosphorylated isoprenoids. However, the limited effectiveness of these drugs in clinical trials for malaria treatment underscores the need for further related studies. Previous in vitro experiments have demonstrated that the parasite can utilize unphosphorylated isoprenoids, namely farnesol and geranylgeraniol, if they are present in the external environment. Thus, these substances act as antidotes, rendering the parasite resistant to both fosmidomycin and clindamycin. This study reveals for the first time that geranylgeraniol naturally occurs in the human body. Additionally, we have identified a novel enzyme, prenol kinase, which enables the parasite to use these unphosphorylated isoprenoids by converting them into their metabolically active phosphorylated counterparts. Parasites lacking the prenol kinase gene remain viable but become more susceptible to the effects of fosmidomycin, even in the presence of farnesol or geranylgeraniol. These findings suggest that the scavenging of unphosphorylated isoprenoids by the parasite might supplement its isoprenoid needs when the endogenous production is inhibited by drugs like fosmidomycin or clindamycin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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3. Plasmodium falciparum COQ2 gene encodes a functional 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase.

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Zafra, Camila Andrea, Crispim, Marcell, Verdaguer, Ignasi Bofill, Ríos, Alejandro García, Moura, Gabriel Cándido, Katzin, Alejandro Miguel, and Hernández, Agustín

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*PLASMODIUM falciparum, *PLASMODIUM, *ELECTRON transport, *SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae, *GENES, *BIOSYNTHESIS, *BENZOIC acid
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Ubiquinone (UQ) is a fundamental mitochondrial electron transport chain component. This compound is synthesized as the condensation of a p -substituted benzoic acid and a polyisoprenic moiety catalyzed by the enzyme 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase (EC 2.5.1.39). In Plasmodium spp. this enzyme is still uncharacterized. In this work, we expressed the sequence of the Plasmodium falciparum PF3D7_0607500 gene (abbreviated as PfCOQ2) in a coq2Δ mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae , and studied the functionality of its gene product. This open reading frame could complement S. cerevisiae coq2Δ mutant growth defect on media with glycerol as a carbon source. Further, UQ was unequivocally identified in lipid extracts from this coq2Δ mutant when expressing PfCOQ2. Remarkably, UQ was detected under those conditions when S. cerevisiae cells were metabolically labeled with either [ring-14C(U)]- p -aminobenzoic acid or [ring-14C(U)]-4-hydroxybenzoic acid. However, no UQ was detected in P. falciparum if labeled with p -aminobenzoic acid. These results indicate that PfCOQ2 is a 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase. Further, its substrate profile seems not dissimilar to that of S. cerevisiae , but, as in other organisms, p -aminobenzoic acid does not act as an aromatic precursor in UQ biosynthesis in P. falciparum. The reason for this last feature remains to be established, but may lie upstream of PfCOQ2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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4. The Biomedical Importance of the Missing Pathway for Farnesol and Geranylgeraniol Salvage.

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Verdaguer, Ignasi Bofill, Crispim, Marcell, Hernández, Agustín, and Katzin, Alejandro Miguel

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*TRANSFERASES, *PYROPHOSPHATES, *ISOMERS, *ISOPENTENOIDS, *SYNTHASES, *METABOLITES, *BIOSYNTHESIS
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Isoprenoids are the output of the polymerization of five-carbon, branched isoprenic chains derived from isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and its isomer, dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP). Isoprene units are consecutively condensed to form longer structures such as farnesyl and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (FPP and GGPP, respectively), necessary for the biosynthesis of several metabolites. Polyprenyl transferases and synthases use polyprenyl pyrophosphates as their natural substrates; however, it is known that free polyprenols, such as farnesol (FOH), and geranylgeraniol (GGOH) can be incorporated into prenylated proteins, ubiquinone, cholesterol, and dolichols. Furthermore, FOH and GGOH have been shown to block the effects of isoprenoid biosynthesis inhibitors such as fosmidomycin, bisphosphonates, or statins in several organisms. This phenomenon is the consequence of a short pathway, which was observed for the first time more than 25 years ago: the polyprenol salvage pathway, which works via the phosphorylation of FOH and GGOH. Biochemical studies in bacteria, animals, and plants suggest that this pathway can be carried out by two enzymes: a polyprenol kinase and a polyprenyl-phosphate kinase. However, to date, only a few genes have been unequivocally identified to encode these enzymes in photosynthetic organisms. Nevertheless, pieces of evidence for the importance of this pathway abound in studies related to infectious diseases, cancer, dyslipidemias, and nutrition, and to the mitigation of the secondary effects of several drugs. Furthermore, nowadays it is known that both FOH and GGOH can be incorporated via dietary sources that produce various biological effects. This review presents, in a simplified but comprehensive manner, the most important data on the FOH and GGOH salvage pathway, stressing its biomedical importance The main objective of this review is to bring to light the need to discover and characterize the kinases associated with the isoprenoid salvage pathway in animals and pathogens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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5. Mitochondrial physiology: Gnaiger Erich et al ― MitoEAGLE Task Group

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Gnaiger, Erich, Aasander Frostner, Eleonor, Abdul Karim, Norwahidah, Abdel-Rahman, Engy Ali, Abumrad, Nada A, Acuna-Castroviejo, Dario, Adiele, Reginald C, Ahn, Bumsoo, Alencar, MB, Ali, Sameh S, Almeida, Angeles, Alton, Lesley, Alves, Marco G, Amati, Francesca, Amoedo, Nivea Dias, Amorim, Ricardo, Anderson, Ethan J, Andreadou, Ioanna, Antunes, Diana, Arago, Marc, Aral, Cenk, Arandarcikaite, Odeta, Arias-Reyes, Christian, Armand, Anne-Sophie, Arnould, Thierry, Avram, Vlad Florian, Axelrod, Christopher L, Bairam, Aida, Bailey, Damian M, Bajpeyi, Sudip, Bajzikova, Martina, Bakker, Barbara M, Barlow, Jonathan, Bardal, Tora, Banni, A, Bastos Sant'Anna Silva, Ana Carolina, Batterson, Philip, Battino, Maurizio, Bazil, Jason, Beard, Daniel A, Beleza, Jorge, Bednarczyk, Piotr, Bello, Fiona, Ben-Shachar, Dorit, Bento Guida, Jose Freitas, Bergdahl, Andreas, Berge, Rolf K, Bergmeister, Lisa, Bernardi, Paolo, Berridge, Michael V, Bettinazzi, Stefano, Bishop, David, Blier, Pierre U, Blindheim, Dan Filip, Boardman, Neoma T, Boetker, Hans Erik, Borchard, Sabine, Boros, Mihaly, Borsheim, Elisabet, Borras, Consuelo, Borutaite, Vilma, Botella, Javier, Bouillaud, Frederic, Bouitbir, Jamal, Boushel, Robert C, Bovard, Josh, Bravo-Sagua, Roberto, Breton, Sophie, Brown, David A, Brown, Guy C, Brown, Robert A, Brozinick, Joseph T, Buettner, Garry R, Burtscher, Johannes, Bustos, Matilde, Calabria, Elisa, Calbet, Jose A, Calzia, Enrico, Cannon, Daniel T, Cano Sanchez, Maria, Canto Alvarez, Carles, Cardinale, D, Cardoso, Luiza Helena Daltro, Carvalho, Eugenia, Casado Pinna, Marta, Cassar, Samantha, Castelo, Maria P, Castilho, Roger F, Cavalcanti-de-Albuquerque, Joao Paulo, Cecatto, Cristiane, Celen, Murat C, Cervinkova, Zuzana, Chabi, Beatrice, Chakrabarti, Lisa, Chakrabarti, Sasanka, Chaurasia, Bhagirath, Chen, Quan, Chicco, Adam J, Chinopoulos, Christos, Chowdhury, Subir K, Cizmarova, Beata, Clementi, Emilio, Coen, Paul M, Cohen, Bruce H, Coker, Robert H, Collin-Chenot, Anne, Coughlan, Melinda T, Coxito, Petro, Crisostomo, Luis, Crispim, Marcell, Crossland, Hannah, Dahdah, Norma, Dalgaard, Louise T, Dambrova, Maija, Danhelovska, Tereza, Darveau, Charles A, Darwin, Paula M, Das, Anibh M, Dash, Ranjan K, Davidova, Eliska, Davis, Michael S, Dayanidhi, Sudarshan, De Bem, Andreza Fabro, De Goede, Paul, De Palma, Clara, De Pinto, Vito, Dela, F, Dembinska-Kiec, Aldona, Detraux, Damien, Devaux, Yvan, Di Marcello, Marco, Di Paola, Floriana Jessica, Dias, Candida, Dias, Tania R, Diederich, Marc, Distefano, Giovanna, Djafarzadeh, Siamak, Doermann, Niklas, Doerrier, Carolina, Dong, Lan-Feng, Donnelly, Chris, Drahota, Zdenek, Duarte, Filipe Valente, Dubouchaud, Herve, Duchen, Michael R, Dumas, Jean-Francois, Durham, William J, Dymkowska, Dorota, Dyrstad, Sissel E, Dyson, Alex, Dzialowski, Edward M, Eaton, Simon, Ehinger, Johannes, Elmer, Eskil, Endlicher, Rene, Engin, Ayse B, Escames, Germaine, Evinova, Andrea, Ezrova, Zuzana, Falk, Marni Joy, Fell, David A, Ferdinandy, Peter, Ferko, Miroslav, Fernandez-Ortiz, Marisol, Erika, Fernandez-Vizarra, Ferreira, Julio Cesar Batista, Ferreira, Rita, Ferri, Alessandra, Festuccia, WT, Fessel, Joshua P, Filipovska, Aleksandra, Fisar, Zdenek, Fischer, Christine, Fischer, Michael, Fisher, Gordon, Fisher, Joshua J, Fontanesi, Flavia, Forbes-Hernandez, Tamara Y, Ford, Ellen, Fornaro, Mara, Fuertes Agudo, Marina, Fulton, Montana, Galina, Antonio, Galkin, Alexander, Gallee, Leon, Galli, Gina L, Gama Perez, Pau, Gan, Zhenji, Ganetzky, Rebecca, Gao, Yun, Garcia, Geovana S, Garcia-Rivas, Gerardo, Garcia-Roves, Pablo Miguel, Garcia-Souza, Luiz Felipe, Garlid, Keith D, Garrabou, Gloria, Garten, Antje, Gastaldelli, Amalia, Gayen, Jiaur, Genders, Amanda J, Genova, Maria Luisa, Giampieri, Francesca, Glatz, Jan FC, Giovarelli, Matteo, Goikoetxea Usandizaga, Naroa, Goncalo Teixeira da Silva, Rui, Goncalves, Debora Farina, Gonzalez-Armenta, Jenny L, Gonzalez-Francesqua, A, Gonzalez-Freire, Marta, Gonzalo, Hugo, Goodpaster, Bret H, Gorr, Thomas A, Gourlay, Campbell W, Grams, Bente, Granata, Cesare, Grefte, Sander, Grilo, Luis, Guarch, Meritxell Espino, Gueguen, Naig, Gumeni, Sentiljana, Haas, Clarissa B, Haavik, Jan, Hachmo, Yafit, Haendeler, Judith, Haider, Markus, Hajrulahovic, Anesa, Hamann, Andrea, Han, Jin, Han, Woo Hyun, Hancock, Chad R, Hand, Steven C, Handl, Jiri, Hansikova, Hana, Hardee, Justin P, Hargreaves, Ian P, Harper, Mary Ellen, Harrison, David K, Hassan, Hazirah, Hatakova, Zuzana, Hausenloy, Derek J, Heales, Simon JR, Heiestad, Christina, Hellgren, Kim T, Henrique, Alexandrino, Hepple, Russell T, Hernansanz-Agustin, Pablo, Hewakapuge, Sudinna, Hickey, Anthony J, Ho, Dieu Hien, Hoehn, Kyle L, Hoel, Frederik, Holland, Olivia J, Holloway, Graham P, Holzner, Lorenz, Hoppel, Charles L, Hoppeler, H, Hoppel, Florian, Houstek, Josef, Huete-Ortega, Maria, Hyrossova, Petra, Iglesias-Gonzalez, Javier, Indiveri, Cesare, Irving, Brian A, Isola, Raffaella, Iyer, Shilpa, Jackson, Christophe B, Jadiya, Pooja, Jana, Prado Fabian, Jandeleit-Dahm, K, Jang, David H, Jang, Young C, Janowska, Joanna, Jansen, Kirsten, Jansen-Duerr, Pidder, Jansone, Baiba, Jarmuszkiewicz, Wieslawa, Jaskiewicz, Anna, Jaspers, Richard T, Jedlicka, Jan, Jerome, Estaquier, Jespersen, Nichlas R, Jha, Rajan K, Joseph, Vincent, Juhasz, Laszlo, Jurczak, Michael J, Jurk, Diana, Kaambre, Tuuli, Kaczor, Jan J, Kainulainen, Heikki, Kampa, Rafal Pawel, Kandel, Sunil M, Kane, Daniel A, Kapferer, Werner, Kapnick, Senta, Kappler, Lisa, Karabatsiakis, Alexander, Karavaeva, Iuliia, Karkucinska-Wieckowska, Agnieszka, Kaur, Sarbjot, Keijer, Jaap, Keller, Markus A, Keppner, Gloria, Khamoui, Andy V, Kidere, Dita, Kilbaugh, Todd, Kim, Hyoung Kyu, Kim, Julian KS, Kimoloi, Sammy, Klepinin, Aleksandr, Klepinina, Lyudmila, Klingenspor, Martin, Klocker, Helmut, Komlódi, Timea, Kolasa, Iris, Koopman, Werner JH, Kopitar-Jerala, Natasa, Kowaltowski, Alicia J, Kozlov, Andrey V, Krajcova, Adela, Krako Jakovljevic, Nina, Kristal, Bruce S, Krycer, Jamer R, Kuang, Jujiao, Kucera, Otto, Kuka, Janis, Kwak, Hyo Bum, Kwast, Kurt, Kwon, Oh Sung, Laasmaa, Martin, Labieniec-Watala, Magdalena, Lai, Nicola, Lalic, Nebojsa M, Land, John M, Lane, Nick, Laner, Verena, Lanza, Ian R, Laouafa, Sofien, Larsen, Steen, Larsen, Terje S, Lavery, Gareth G, Lazou, Antigone, Ledo, Ana Margarida, Lee, Hong Kyu, Leeuwenburgh, Christiaan, Lehti, Maarit, Lemieux, Helene, Lenaz, Giorgio, Lerfall, Jorgen, Li, Pingan A, Li Puma, Lance, Liang, Liping, Liepins, Edgars, Lin, Chien-Te, Liu, Jiankang, Lopez, Luis C, Lucchinetti, Eliana, Ma, Tao, Macedo, Maria P, Machado, Ivo F, Maciej, Sarah, MacMillan-Crow, Lee Ann, Magalhaes, Jose, Magri, Andrea, Majtnerova, Pavlina, Makarova, Elina, Makrecka-Kuka, Marina, Malik, Afshan N, Marcouiller, Francois, Marechal, Amandine, Markova, Michaela, Markovic, Ivanka, Martin, Daniel S, Martins, Ana Dias, Martins, Joao D, Maseko, Tumisang Edward, Maull, Felicia, Mazat, Jean Pierre, McKenna, Helen T, McKenzie, Matthew, McMillan, Duncan GG, McStay, Gavin P, Menze, Michael A, Mendham, Amy, Mercer, John R, Merz, Tamara, Messina, Angela, Meszaros, Andras T, Methner, Axel, Michalak, Slawomir, Mila Guasch, Maria, Minuzzi, Luciele M, Misirkic Marjanovic, Maja, Moellering, Douglas R, Moisoi, Nicoleta, Molina, Anthony JA, Montaigne, David, Moore, Anthony L, Moore, Christy, Moreau, Kerrie, Moreira, Bruno P, Moreno-Sanchez, Rafael, Mracek, Tomas, Muccini, Anna Maria, Muntane, Jordi, Muntean, Danina M, Murray, Andrew J, Musiol, Eva, Nabben, Miranda, Nair, K Sreekumaran, Nehlin, Jan O, Nemec, Michal, Nesci, Salvatore, Neufer, P Darrell, Neuzil, Jiri, Neviere, Remi, Newsom, Sean A., Norman, Jennifer, Nozickova, Katerina, Nunes, Sara, Nuoffer, Jean-Marc, O'Brien, Kristin, O'Brien, Katie A, O'Gorman, Donal, Olgar, Yusuf, Oliveira, Ben, Oliveira, Jorge, Oliveira, Marcus F, Oliveira, Marcos Tulio, Oliveira, Pedro F, Oliveira, Paulo J, Olsen, Rolf Erik, Orynbayeva, Zulfiya, Osiewacz, Heinz D, Paez, Hector, Pak, Youngmi K, Pallotta, Maria L, Palmeira, Carlos M, Parajuli, Nirmala, Passos, Joao F, Passrugger, Manuela, Patel, Hemal H, Pavlova, Nadia, Pavlovic, Kasja, Pecina, Petr, Pedersen, Tina M, Perales, Jose Carlos, Pereira da Silva Grilo da Silva, Filomena, Pereira, Rita, Perez Valencia, Juan A, Perks, Kara L, Pesta, Dominik, Petit, Patrice X, Pettersen Nitschke, Ina Katrine, Pichaud, Nicolas, Pichler, Irene, Piel, Sarah, Pietka, Terri A, Pinho, Sonia A, Pino, Maria F, Pirkmajer, Sergej, Place, Nicolas, Plangger, Mario, Porter, Craig, Porter, Richard K, Preguica, Ines, Procaccio, Vincent, Prochownik, Edward V, Prola, Alexandre, Pulinilkunnil, Thomas, Puskarich, Michael A, Puurand, Marju, Radenkovic, Filip, Ramzan, Rabia, Rattan, Suresh IS, Reano, Simone, Reboredo, Patricia, Rees, Bernard B, Renner-Sattler, Kathrin, Rial, Eduardo, Robinson, Matthew M, Roden, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana Sofia, Rodriguez, Enrique, Rodriguez-Enriquez, Sara, Roesland, Gro Vatne, Rolo, Anabela Pinto, Ropelle, Eduardo R, Roshanravan, Baback, Rossignol, Rodrigue, Rossiter, Harry B, Rousar, Tomas, Rubelj, Ivica, Rybacka-Mossakowska, Joanna, Saada, Ann, Safaei, Zahra, Sarlak, Saharnaz, Salin, Karine, Salvadego, Desy, Sandi, Carmen, Saner, Nicholas, Santos, Diana, Sanz, Alberto, Sardao, Vilma, Sazanov, Leonid A, Scaife, Paula, Scatena, Roberto, Schartner, Melanie, Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Schilling, Jan M, Schlattner, Uwe, Schmitt, Sabine, Schneider Gasser, Edith Mariane, Schoenfeld, Peter, Schots, Pauke C, Schulz, Rainer, Schwarzer, Christoph, Scott, Graham R, Selman, Colin, Sendon, Pamella Marie, Shabalina, Irina G, Sharma, Pushpa, Sharma, Vipin, Shevchuk, Igor, Shirazi, Reza, Shiroma, Jonathan G, Siewiera, Karolina, Silber, Ariel M, Silva, Ana Maria, Sims, Carrie A, Singer, Dominique, Singh, Brijesh Kumar, Skolik, Robert A, Smenes, Benedikte Therese, Smith, James, Soares, Félix Alexandre Antunes, Sobotka, Ondrej, Sokolova, Inna, Solesio Torregrosa, M De la Encarnacion, Soliz, Jorge, Sonkar, Vijay K, Sova, Marina, Sowton, Alice P, Sparagna, Genevieve C, Sparks, Lauren M, Spinazzi, Marco, Stankova, Pavla, Starr, Jonathan, Stary, Creed, Stefan, Eduard, Stelfa, Gundega, Stepto, Nigel K, Stevanovic, Jelena, Stiban, Johnny, Stier, Antoine, Stocker, Roland, Storder, Julie, Sumbalova, Zuzana, Suomalainen, Wartiovaara Anu, Suravajhala, Prashanth, Svalbe, Baiba, Swerdlow, Russel H, Swiniuch, Daria, Szabo, Ildiko, Szewczyk, Adam, Szibor, Marten, Tanaka, Masashi, Tandler, Bernard, Tarnopolsky, Mark A, Tausan, Daniel, Tavernarakis, Nektarios, Tepp, Kersti, Teodoro, J, Thakkar, Himani, Thapa, Maheshwo, Thyfault, John P, Tomar, Dhanendra, Ton, Riccardo, Torp, May-Kristin, Torres-Quesada, Omar, Towheed, Atif, Treberg, Jason R, Tretter, Laszlo, Trewin, Adam J, Trifunovic, Aleksandra, Trivigno, Catherine, Tronstad, Karl Johan, Trougakos, Ioannis P, Truu, Laura, Tuncay, Erkan, Turan, Belma, Tyrrell, Daniel J, Urban, Tomas, Urner, Sofia, Valentine, Joseph Marco, Van Bergen, Nicole J, Van der Ende, Miranda, 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Zikova, Alena, Zischka, Hans, Zorzano, Antonio, Zujovic, Tijana, Zurmanova, Jitka, Zvejniece, Liga, Lagarrigue, Sylviane, Munro, Daniel, Pereira, Susana, Laranjinha, Joäo, Hecker, Matthias, Jusic, Amela, Prigione, Alessandro, Sommer, Natascha, Weissig, Volkmar, Guida, Bento, G, John G, Jones, JG, AMS - Tissue Function & Regeneration, AMS - Rehabilitation & Development, Physiology, Mito-Eagle - Evolution-Age-Gender-Lifestyle-Environment (Mito-Eagle), Oroboros Instruments, Dynamique Musculaire et Métabolisme (DMEM), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), and Gnaiger Erich, Aasander Frostner Eleonor, Abdul Karim Norwahidah, Abdel-Rahman Engy Ali, Abumrad Nada A, Acuna-Castroviejo Dario, Adiele Reginald C, Ahn Bumsoo, Alencar Mayke Bezerra, Ali Sameh S, Almeida Angeles, Alton Lesley, Alves Marco G, Amati Francesca, Amoedo Nivea Dias, Amorim Ricardo, Anderson Ethan J, Andreadou Ioanna, Antunes Diana, Arago Marc, Aral Cenk, Arandarcikaite Odeta, Arias-Reyes Christian, Armand Anne-Sophie, Arnould Thierry, Avram Vlad F, Axelrod Christopher L, Bailey Damian M, Bairam Aida, Bajpeyi Sudip, Bajzikova Martina, Bakker Barbara M, Banni Aml, Bardal Tora, Barlow J, Bastos Sant'Anna Silva Ana Carolina, Batterson Philip M, Battino Maurizio, Bazil Jason N, Beard Daniel A, Bednarczyk Piotr, Beleza Jorge, Bello Fiona, Ben-Shachar Dorit, Bento Guida Jose Freitas, Bergdahl Andreas, Berge Rolf K, Bergmeister Lisa, Bernardi Paolo, Berridge Michael V, Bettinazzi Stefano, Bishop David J, Blier Pierre U, Blindheim Dan Filip, Boardman Neoma T, Boetker Hans Erik, Borchard Sabine, Boros Mihaly, Boersheim Elisabet, Borras Consuelo, Borutaite Vilma, Botella Javier, Bouillaud Frederic, Bouitbir Jamal, Boushel Robert C, Bovard Josh, Bravo-Sagua Roberto, Breton Sophie, Brown David A, Brown Guy C, Brown Robert Andrew, Brozinick Joseph T, Buettner Garry R, Burtscher Johannes, Bustos Matilde, Calabria Elisa, Calbet Jose 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Jamie, Wickert Anika, Wieckowski Mariusz R, Wiesner Rudolf J, Williams Caroline M, Winwood-Smith Hugh, Wohlgemuth Stephanie E, Wohlwend Martin, Wolff Jonci Nikolai, Wrutniak-Cabello Chantal, Wuest Rob CI, Yokota Takashi, Zablocki Krzysztof, Zanon Alessandra, Zanou Nadege, Zaugg Kathrin, Zaugg Michael, Zdrazilova Lucie, Zhang Yong, Zhang Yizhu, Zikova Alena, Zischka Hans, Zorzano Antonio, Zujovic Tijana, Zurmanova Jitka, Zvejniece Liga

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uncoupling, MitoPedia: Respiratory states, SI - The International System of Units, IUPAC, Coupling control, Mitochondrial preparations, Protonmotive force, Uncoupling, Oxidative phosphorylation, Phosphorylation efficiency, Electron transfer-pathway, LEAK-respiration, Residual oxygen consumption, Normalization of rate, Flow, Flux, Flux control ratio, Mitochondrial marker, Cell count, Oxygen, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], coupling control, protonmotive force, oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial respiratory control, State 4, electron transfer, State 2, State 3, Mitochondrial physiology, residual oxygen consumption, flux, normalization, ion leak and slip compensatory state, efficiency, electron transfer system, flow, mitochondrial physiology, oxygen, mitochondrial preparations, proton leak
Abstract

As the knowledge base and importance of mitochondrial physiology to evolution, health and diseaseexpands, the necessity for harmonizing the terminologyconcerning mitochondrial respiratory states and rates has become increasingly apparent. Thechemiosmotic theoryestablishes the mechanism of energy transformationandcoupling in oxidative phosphorylation. Theunifying concept of the protonmotive force providestheframeworkfordeveloping a consistent theoretical foundation ofmitochondrial physiology and bioenergetics.We followthe latest SI guidelines and those of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry(IUPAC)onterminology inphysical chemistry, extended by considerationsofopen systems and thermodynamicsof irreversible processes.Theconcept-driven constructive terminology incorporates the meaning of each quantity and alignsconcepts and symbols withthe nomenclature of classicalbioenergetics. We endeavour to provide a balanced view ofmitochondrial respiratory control and a critical discussion on reporting data of mitochondrial respiration in terms of metabolic flows and fluxes.Uniform standards for evaluation of respiratory states and rates will ultimatelycontribute BEC 2020.1 doi:10.26124/bec:2020-0001.v1www.bioenergetics-communications.org3of 44to reproducibility between laboratories and thussupport the development of datarepositoriesof mitochondrial respiratory function in species, tissues, and cells.Clarity of concept and consistency of nomenclature facilitate effective transdisciplinary communication, education, and ultimately further discovery.

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2020
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6. Presence of Phylloquinone in the Intraerythrocytic Stages of Plasmodium falciparum.

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Sussmann, Rodrigo A. C., Gabriel, Heloisa B., Ríos, Alejandro García, Menchaca Vega, Danielle S., Yamaguchi, Lydia F., Doménech-Carbó, Antonio, Cebrián-Torrejón, Gerardo, Kimura, Emilia A., Kato, Massuo J., Bofill Verdaguer, Ignasi, Crispim, Marcell, and Katzin, Alejandro M.

Subjects
PLASMODIUM falciparum, PARASITIC diseases, ELECTRON transport, ISOPENTENOIDS, DRUG resistance, HERBICIDES, UBIQUINONES
Abstract

Malaria is one of the most widespread parasitic diseases, especially in Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. One of the greatest problems for control of the disease is the emergence of drug resistance, which leads to a need for the development of new antimalarial compounds. The biosynthesis of isoprenoids has been investigated as part of a strategy to identify new targets to obtain new antimalarial drugs. Several isoprenoid quinones, including menaquinone-4 (MK-4/vitamin K2), α- and γ-tocopherol and ubiquinone (UQ) homologs UQ-8 and UQ-9, were previously detected in in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum in asexual stages. Herein, we described for the first time the presence of phylloquinone (PK/vitamin K1) in P. falciparum and discuss the possible origins of this prenylquinone. While our results in metabolic labeling experiments suggest a biosynthesis of PK prenylation via phytyl pyrophosphate (phytyl-PP) with phytol being phosphorylated, on the other hand, exogenous PK attenuated atovaquone effects on parasitic growth and respiration, showing that this metabolite can be transported from extracellular environment and that the mitochondrial electron transport system (ETS) of P. falciparum is capable to interact with PK. Although the natural role and origin of PK remains elusive, this work highlights the PK importance in plasmodial metabolism and future studies will be important to elucidate in seeking new targets for antimalarial drugs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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7. The glutamine synthetase of Trypanosoma cruzi is required for its resistance to ammonium accumulation and evasion of the parasitophorous vacuole during host-cell infection.

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Crispim, Marcell, Damasceno, Flávia Silva, Hernández, Agustín, Barisón, María Julia, Pretto Sauter, Ismael, Souza Pavani, Raphael, Santos Moura, Alexandre, Pral, Elizabeth Mieko Furusho, Cortez, Mauro, Elias, Maria Carolina, and Silber, Ariel Mariano

Subjects
*TRYPANOSOMA cruzi, *GLUTAMINE synthetase, *AMMONIUM, *AMINO acids, *SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae
Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, consumes glucose and amino acids depending on the environmental availability of each nutrient during its complex life cycle. For example, amino acids are the major energy and carbon sources in the intracellular stages of the T. cruzi parasite, but their consumption produces an accumulation of NH4+ in the environment, which is toxic. These parasites do not have a functional urea cycle to secrete excess nitrogen as low-toxicity waste. Glutamine synthetase (GS) plays a central role in regulating the carbon/nitrogen balance in the metabolism of most living organisms. We show here that the gene TcGS from T. cruzi encodes a functional glutamine synthetase; it can complement a defect in the GLN1 gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and utilizes ATP, glutamate and ammonium to yield glutamine in vitro. Overall, its kinetic characteristics are similar to other eukaryotic enzymes, and it is dependent on divalent cations. Its cytosolic/mitochondrial localization was confirmed by immunofluorescence. Inhibition by Methionine sulfoximine revealed that GS activity is indispensable under excess ammonium conditions. Coincidently, its expression levels are maximal in the amastigote stage of the life cycle, when amino acids are preferably consumed, and NH4+ production is predictable. During host-cell invasion, TcGS is required for the parasite to escape from the parasitophorous vacuole, a process sine qua non for the parasite to replicate and establish infection in host cells. These results are the first to establish a link between the activity of a metabolic enzyme and the ability of a parasite to reach its intracellular niche to replicate and establish host-cell infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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8. Glutamine Analogues Impair Cell Proliferation, the Intracellular Cycle and Metacyclogenesis in Trypanosoma cruzi.

Author

Souza, Rodolpho Ornitz Oliveira, Crispim, Marcell, Silber, Ariel Mariano, and Damasceno, Flávia Silva

Subjects
*GLUTAMINE, *TRYPANOSOMA cruzi, *CELL proliferation, *PARASITE life cycles, *LIFE cycles (Biology), *CHAGAS' disease, *AMINO acids
Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi is the aetiologic agent of Chagas disease, which affects people in the Americas and worldwide. The parasite has a complex life cycle that alternates among mammalian hosts and insect vectors. During its life cycle, T. cruzi passes through different environments and faces nutrient shortages. It has been established that amino acids, such as proline, histidine, alanine, and glutamate, are crucial to T. cruzi survival. Recently, we described that T. cruzi can biosynthesize glutamine from glutamate and/or obtain it from the extracellular environment, and the role of glutamine in energetic metabolism and metacyclogenesis was demonstrated. In this study, we analysed the effect of glutamine analogues on the parasite life cycle. Here, we show that glutamine analogues impair cell proliferation, the developmental cycle during the infection of mammalian host cells and metacyclogenesis. Taken together, these results show that glutamine is an important metabolite for T. cruzi survival and suggest that glutamine analogues can be used as scaffolds for the development of new trypanocidal drugs. These data also reinforce the supposition that glutamine metabolism is an unexplored possible therapeutic target. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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9. Prenylquinones in Human Parasitic Protozoa: Biosynthesis, Physiological Functions, and Potential as Chemotherapeutic Targets.

Author

Verdaguer, Ignasi B., Zafra, Camila A., Crispim, Marcell, Sussmann, Rodrigo A.C., Kimura, Emília A., and Katzin, Alejandro M.

Subjects
PARASITIC protozoa, BIOSYNTHESIS, PATHOGENIC protozoa, VITAMIN K2, VITAMIN E, ISOPENTENOIDS
Abstract

Human parasitic protozoa cause a large number of diseases worldwide and, for some of these diseases, there are no effective treatments to date, and drug resistance has been observed. For these reasons, the discovery of new etiological treatments is necessary. In this sense, parasitic metabolic pathways that are absent in vertebrate hosts would be interesting research candidates for the identification of new drug targets. Most likely due to the protozoa variability, uncertain phylogenetic origin, endosymbiotic events, and evolutionary pressure for adaptation to adverse environments, a surprising variety of prenylquinones can be found within these organisms. These compounds are involved in essential metabolic reactions in organisms, for example, prevention of lipoperoxidation, participation in the mitochondrial respiratory chain or as enzymatic cofactors. This review will describe several prenylquinones that have been previously characterized in human pathogenic protozoa. Among all existing prenylquinones, this review is focused on ubiquinone, menaquinone, tocopherols, chlorobiumquinone, and thermoplasmaquinone. This review will also discuss the biosynthesis of prenylquinones, starting from the isoprenic side chains to the aromatic head group precursors. The isoprenic side chain biosynthesis maybe come from mevalonate or non-mevalonate pathways as well as leucine dependent pathways for isoprenoid biosynthesis. Finally, the isoprenic chains elongation and prenylquinone aromatic precursors origins from amino acid degradation or the shikimate pathway is reviewed. The phylogenetic distribution and what is known about the biological functions of these compounds among species will be described, as will the therapeutic strategies associated with prenylquinone metabolism in protozoan parasites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
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10. Absence of farnesol salvage in Candida albicans and probably in other fungi.

Author

Voshall, Adam, Gutzmann, Daniel J., Verdaguer, Ignasi Bofill, Crispim, Marcell, Boone, Cory H. T., Atkin, Audrey L., and Nickerson, Kenneth W.

Subjects
*FUNGAL genomes, *POISONS, *ARABIDOPSIS thaliana, *SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae, *PLASMODIUM falciparum, *CANDIDA albicans
Abstract

Farnesol salvage, a two-step pathway converting farnesol to farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP), occurs in bacteria, plants, and animals. This paper investigates the presence of this pathway in fungi. Through bioinformatics, biochemistry, and physiological analyses, we demonstrate its absence in the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans, suggesting a likely absence across fungi. We screened 1,053 fungal genomes, including 34 from C. albicans, for potential homologs to four genes (Arabidopsis thaliana AtFOLK, AtVTE5, AtVTE6, and Plasmodium falciparum PfPOLK) known to accomplish farnesol/prenol salvage in other organisms. Additionally, we showed that 3H-farnesol was not converted to FPP or any other phosphorylated prenol, and exogenous farnesol was not metabolized within 90 minutes at any phase of growth and did not rescue cells from the toxic effects of atorvastatin, but it did elevate the levels of intracellular farnesol (Fi). All these experiments were conducted with C. albicans. In sum, we found no evidence for farnesol salvage in fungi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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