EhADH112 is a Bro1 domain-containing protein involved in the Entamoeba histolytica multivesicular bodies pathway

J Biomed Biotechnol. 2012:2012:657942. doi: 10.1155/2012/657942. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

Abstract

EhADH112 is an Entamoeba histolytica Bro1 domain-containing protein, structurally related to mammalian ALIX and yeast BRO1, both involved in the Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport (ESCRT)-mediated multivesicular bodies (MVB) biogenesis. Here, we investigated an alternative role for EhADH112 in the MVB protein trafficking pathway by overexpressing 166 amino acids of its N-terminal Bro1 domain in trophozoites. Trophozoites displayed diminished phagocytosis rates and accumulated exogenous Bro1 at cytoplasmic vesicles which aggregated into aberrant complexes at late stages of phagocytosis, probably preventing EhADH112 function. Additionally, the existence of a putative E. histolytica ESCRT-III subunit (EhVps32) presumably interacting with EhADH112, led us to perform pull-down experiments with GST-EhVps32 and [(35)S]-labeled EhADH112 or EhADH112 derivatives, confirming EhVps32 binding to EhADH112 through its Bro1 domain. Our overall results define EhADH112 as a novel member of ESCRT-accessory proteins transiently present at cellular surface and endosomal compartments, probably contributing to MVB formation during phagocytosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adhesins, Bacterial / chemistry
  • Adhesins, Bacterial / metabolism*
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / chemistry
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport / chemistry*
  • Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport / genetics
  • Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport / metabolism
  • Entamoeba histolytica / metabolism*
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Phagocytosis / physiology
  • Protozoan Proteins / chemistry*
  • Protozoan Proteins / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism
  • Trophozoites / metabolism

Substances

  • Adhesins, Bacterial
  • Bro1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • EhADH112 protein, Entamoeba histolytica
  • Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
  • PDCD6IP protein, human
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins