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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2012.tde-20092012-093053
Document
Author
Full name
Fernanda Christtanini Koyama
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2012
Supervisor
Committee
Garcia, Celia Regina da Silva (President)
Malnic, Bettina
Silva, Aline Maria da
Uliana, Silvia Reni Bortolin
Wunderlich, Gerhard
Title in Portuguese
Caracterização de putativo receptor serpentino e estudos sobre a implicação do sistema de ubiquitina/proteossomo na modulação do ciclo celular de Plasmodium falciparum.
Keywords in Portuguese
Plasmodium falciparum
Malária
Melatonina
Modulação do ciclo celular
Parasitologia
Receptor serpentino
Sistema de ubiquitina/proteossomo
Abstract in Portuguese
É proposto que vias de sinalização controlem a sobrevivência e adaptação do Plasmodium, nos diferentes hospedeiros. No presente trabalho buscamos por diferentes abordagens estudar a via de sinalização de melatonina em P. falciparum. Para isso, avaliamos os níveis de RNA mensageiro de genes do sistema-ubiquitina proteossomo (UPS) bem como o perfil de ubiquitinação resultante do tratamento de parasitas com melatonina. Mostramos que a proteína quinase 7 de P. falciparum (PfPK7) atua na modulação dos genes do UPS em resposta a melatonina. Avaliamos também se o parasita é responsivo ao ácido indol-3-acético (AIA). Sabendo-se da importância de receptores de membrana na regulação de diversas funções celulares incluindo a percepção do meio externo, buscamos caracterizar um receptor serpentino putativo identificado previamente pelo grupo. Pudemos concluir que a via de sinalização por melatonina em P. falciparum envolve a participação da PfPK7, uma vez que em parasitas nocautes para pfpk7 são irresponsivos à melatonina quando comparados ao parental.
Title in English
Caracterization of serpentine receptor putative and studies about the implication of ubiquitin/proteasome system in Plasmodium falciparum cell cycle.
Keywords in English
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria
Melatonin
Modulation of cell cycle
Parasitology
Serpentine Receptor
System ubiquitin / proteasome
Abstract in English
It is proposed that signaling pathways can control the parasite survival and adaptation into the hosts. In the present work we inquire about to study the melatonin signaling pathway trhough different metodologies. For this purpose we have analized post-translational modification of melatonin signaling, through ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) mRNA levels as well as the profile of ubiquitination resulted of melatonin treatment when compared with control. Moreover, we have found here that the P. falciparum protein kinase 7 (PfPK7) plays a major role in ubiquitin-proteasome system mRNA modulation in response to melatonin since parasites knockout to pfpk7 gene do not upregulate the UPS genes in response to melatonin. As for melatonin we have evaluated if P. falciparum parasites were responsive to indoleacetic acid. Last but not least, we made an effort to characterize a putative serpentine receptor previously identified by our group. We conclude that melatonin signaling pathway involves PK7 participation since pfpk- parasites are irresponsives to melatonin.
 
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Publishing Date
2012-10-25
 
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