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Jones, Matthew L.; Collins, Mark O.; Goulding, David; Choudhary, Jyoti S.; Rayner, Julian C.
Cell host & microbe, 08/2012, Volume: 12, Issue: 2Journal Article
Asexual stage Plasmodium falciparum replicates and undergoes a tightly regulated developmental process in human erythrocytes. One mechanism involved in the regulation of this process is posttranslational modification (PTM) of parasite proteins. Palmitoylation is a PTM in which cysteine residues undergo a reversible lipid modification, which can regulate target proteins in diverse ways. Using complementary palmitoyl protein purification approaches and quantitative mass spectrometry, we examined protein palmitoylation in asexual-stage P. falciparum parasites and identified over 400 palmitoylated proteins, including those involved in cytoadherence, drug resistance, signaling, development, and invasion. Consistent with the prevalence of palmitoylated proteins, palmitoylation is essential for P. falciparum asexual development and influences erythrocyte invasion by directly regulating the stability of components of the actin-myosin invasion motor. Furthermore, P. falciparum uses palmitoylation in diverse ways, stably modifying some proteins while dynamically palmitoylating others. Palmitoylation therefore plays a central role in regulating P. falciparum blood stage development. Display omitted ► A global approach identified >400 palmitoylated proteins in Plasmodium falciparum ► Palmitoyl proteins are central to invasion and other virulence-associated processes ► Palmitoylation is required for completion of the P. falciparum asexual life cycle ► P. falciparum uses palmitoylation dynamically for diverse regulatory purposes
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