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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
Toxoplasma gondii actively penetrates its vertebrate host cell to establish a nonfusigenic compartment called the parasitophorous vacuole (PV) that has previously been characterized primarily in phagocytic cells. To determine the fate of this unique compartment in nonphagocytic cells, we examined the trafficking of host cell proteins and lipids in Toxoplasma-infected fibroblasts using quantitative immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. Toxoplasma-containing vacuoles remained segregated from all levels of the endocytic pathway, as shown by the absence of delivery of transferrin receptors, mannose phosphate receptors, and the lysosomal-associated protein LAMP1 to the vacuole. The PV was also inaccessible to lipids (DiIC16, and GM1) that were internalized from the plasma membrane via the endocytic system. In contrast, vacuoles containing dead parasites or zymosan sequentially acquired both endosomal and lysosomal protein markers and host lipids, reflecting the competency of fibroblasts to process phagocytic vacuoles. The mature PV often lies adjacent to the host cell Golgi, suggesting that it may intersect with vesicles from the exocytic pathway. Despite this proximity, the PV was inaccessible to nitrobenzadiazole-labeled sphingolipids exported from the Golgi and did not contain the host protein markers AP1 or beta-COP. Our results demonstrate that Toxoplasma resides in a compartment that excludes delivery of protein and lipid components from the host cell endocytic and exocytic pathways.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Protein Complex 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Protein Complex alpha..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Clathrin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lysosomal-Associated Membrane..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lysosome-Associated Membrane..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Glycoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Lipids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, IGF Type 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Transferrin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Zymosan
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0014-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-99
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10366534-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Adaptor Protein Complex 1, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Adaptor Protein Complex alpha Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Clathrin, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Endocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Exocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Golgi Apparatus, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Host-Parasite Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Lysosome-Associated Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Membrane Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Microscopy, Immunoelectron, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Receptor, IGF Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Receptors, Transferrin, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Toxoplasma, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Vacuoles, pubmed-meshheading:10366534-Zymosan
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Toxoplasma gondii resides in a vacuole that avoids fusion with host cell endocytic and exocytic vesicular trafficking pathways.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't