Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The mitochondrion of Plasmodium falciparum is required for cellular acetyl-CoA metabolism and protein acetylation. |
| Authors: |
Nair, Sethu C., Munro, Justin T., Mann, Alexis, Llinás, Manuel, Prigge, Sean T. |
| Source: |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 4/25/2023, Vol. 120 Issue 17, p1-12, 41p |
| Subject Terms: |
ACETYLCOENZYME A, PROTEIN metabolism, PLASMODIUM falciparum, MITOCHONDRIA, ACETYLATION |
| Abstract: |
Coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis is an excellent target for antimalarial intervention. While most studies have focused on the use of CoA to produce acetyl-CoA in the apicoplast and the cytosol of malaria parasites, mitochondrial acetyl-CoA production is less well understood. In the current study, we performed metabolite-labeling experiments to measure endogenous metabolites in Plasmodium falciparum lines with genetic deletions affecting mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity. Our results show that the mitochondrion is required for cellular acetyl-CoA biosynthesis and identify a synthetic lethal relationship between the two main ketoacid dehydrogenase enzymes. The activity of these enzymes is dependent on the lipoate attachment enzyme LipL2, which is essential for parasite survival solely based on its role in supporting acetyl-CoA metabolism. We also find that acetyl-CoA produced in the mitochondrion is essential for the acetylation of histones and other proteins outside of the mitochondrion. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the mitochondrion is required for cellular acetyl-CoA metabolism and protein acetylation essential for parasite survival. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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