Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling
Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Apicomplexan parasites include the causative agents of malaria and toxoplasmosis. Cell-based screens in Toxoplasma previously identified a chemical modulator of calcium signaling (ENH1) that blocked parasite egress from host cells and exhibited potent anti...
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| author | Herneisen, Alice L Sidik, Saima M Markus, Benedikt M Drewry, David H Zuercher, William J Lourido, Sebastian |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology Herneisen, Alice L Sidik, Saima M Markus, Benedikt M Drewry, David H Zuercher, William J Lourido, Sebastian |
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| description | Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Apicomplexan parasites include the causative agents of malaria and toxoplasmosis. Cell-based screens in Toxoplasma previously identified a chemical modulator of calcium signaling (ENH1) that blocked parasite egress from host cells and exhibited potent antiparasitic activity. To identify the targets of ENH1, we adapted thermal proteome profiling to Toxoplasma, which revealed calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (CDPK1) as a target. We confirmed the inhibition of CDPK1 by ENH1 in vitro and in parasites by comparing alleles sensitive or resistant to ENH1. CDPK1 inhibition explained the block in egress; however, the effects of ENH1 on calcium homeostasis and parasite viability were CDPK1-independent, implicating additional targets. Thermal proteome profiling of lysates from parasites expressing the resistant allele of CDPK1 identified additional candidates associated with the mitochondria and the parasite pellicle-compartments that potentially function in calcium release and homeostasis. Our findings illustrate the promise of thermal profiling to identify druggable targets that modulate calcium signaling in apicomplexan parasites. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1354982023-02-17T16:49:02Z Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling Herneisen, Alice L Sidik, Saima M Markus, Benedikt M Drewry, David H Zuercher, William J Lourido, Sebastian Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Apicomplexan parasites include the causative agents of malaria and toxoplasmosis. Cell-based screens in Toxoplasma previously identified a chemical modulator of calcium signaling (ENH1) that blocked parasite egress from host cells and exhibited potent antiparasitic activity. To identify the targets of ENH1, we adapted thermal proteome profiling to Toxoplasma, which revealed calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (CDPK1) as a target. We confirmed the inhibition of CDPK1 by ENH1 in vitro and in parasites by comparing alleles sensitive or resistant to ENH1. CDPK1 inhibition explained the block in egress; however, the effects of ENH1 on calcium homeostasis and parasite viability were CDPK1-independent, implicating additional targets. Thermal proteome profiling of lysates from parasites expressing the resistant allele of CDPK1 identified additional candidates associated with the mitochondria and the parasite pellicle-compartments that potentially function in calcium release and homeostasis. Our findings illustrate the promise of thermal profiling to identify druggable targets that modulate calcium signaling in apicomplexan parasites. 2021-10-27T20:23:44Z 2021-10-27T20:23:44Z 2020 2021-07-21T16:54:15Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/135498 en 10.1021/ACSCHEMBIO.0C00369 ACS Chemical Biology Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf American Chemical Society (ACS) PMC |
| spellingShingle | Herneisen, Alice L Sidik, Saima M Markus, Benedikt M Drewry, David H Zuercher, William J Lourido, Sebastian Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| title | Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| title_full | Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| title_fullStr | Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| title_short | Identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in Toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| title_sort | identifying the target of an antiparasitic compound in toxoplasma using thermal proteome profiling |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/135498 |
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