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Journal Article
Plasmodium ookinetes coopt mammalian plasminogen to invade the mosquito midgut
2011
Overview
Ookinete invasion of the mosquito midgut is an essential step for the development of the malaria parasite in the mosquito. Invasion involves recognition between a presumed mosquito midgut receptor and an ookinete ligand. Here, we show that enolase lines the ookinete surface. An antienolase antibody inhibits oocyst development of both Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium falciparum, suggesting that enolase may act as an invasion ligand. Importantly, we demonstrate that surface enolase captures plasminogen from the mammalian blood meal via its lysine motif (DKSLVK) and that this interaction is essential for midgut invasion, because plasminogen depletion leads to a strong inhibition of oocyst formation. Although addition of recombinant WT plasminogen to depleted serum rescues oocyst formation, recombinant inactive plasminogen does not, thus emphasizing the importance of plasmin proteolytic activity for ookinete invasion. The results support the hypothesis that enolase on the surface of Plasmodium ookinetes plays a dual role in midgut invasion: by acting as a ligand that interacts with the midgut epithelium and, further, by capturing plasminogen, whose conversion to active plasmin promotes the invasion process.
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences,National Acad Sciences
Subject
/ Animals
/ Digestive System - parasitology
/ Humans
/ Insect Vectors - parasitology
/ Ligands
/ Malaria
/ mammals
/ Midgut
/ Oocysts
/ Phosphopyruvate Hydratase - genetics
/ Phosphopyruvate Hydratase - physiology
/ plasmin
/ Plasmodium berghei - growth & development
/ Plasmodium berghei - pathogenicity
/ Plasmodium berghei - physiology
/ Plasmodium falciparum - genetics
/ Plasmodium falciparum - growth & development
/ Plasmodium falciparum - pathogenicity
/ Plasmodium falciparum - physiology
/ Recombinant Proteins - chemistry
