Satish Tammana, T. V. ; Sahasrabuddhe, Amogh A. ; Mitra, Kalyan ; Bajpai, Virendra K. ; Gupta, Chhitar M. (2008) Actin-depolymerizing factor, ADF/cofilin, is essentially required in assembly of Leishmania flagellum Molecular Microbiology, 70 (4). pp. 837-852. ISSN 0950-382X
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Abstract
ADF/cofilins are ubiquitous actin dynamics-regulating proteins that have been mainly implicated in actin-based cell motility. Trypanosomatids, e.g. Leishmania and Trypanosoma, which mediate their motility through flagellum, also contain a putative ADF/cofilin homologue, but its role in flagellar motility remains largely unexplored. We have investigated the role of this protein in assembly and motility of the Leishmania flagellum after knocking out the ADF/cofilin gene by targeted gene replacement. The resultant mutants were completely immotile, short and stumpy, and had reduced flagellar length and severely impaired beat. In addition, the assembly of the paraflagellar rod was lost, vesicle-like structures were seen throughout the length of the flagellum and the state and distribution of actin were altered. However, episomal complementation of the gene restored normal morphology and flagellar function. These results for the first time indicate that the actin dynamics-regulating protein ADF/cofilin plays a critical role in assembly and motility of the eukaryotic flagellum.
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