4D analysis of malaria parasite invasion offers insights into erythrocyte membrane remodeling and parasitophorous vacuole formation
- Author(s)
- Geoghegan, ND; Evelyn, C; Whitehead, LW; Pasternak, M; McDonald, P; Triglia, T; Marapana, DS; Kempe, D; Thompson, JK; Mlodzianoski, MJ; Healer, J; Biro, M; Cowman, AF; Rogers, KL;
- Details
- Publication Year 2021-06-15,Volume 12,Issue #1,Page 3620
- Journal Title
- Nature Communications
- Abstract
- Host membrane remodeling is indispensable for viruses, bacteria, and parasites, to subvert the membrane barrier and obtain entry into cells. The malaria parasite Plasmodium spp. induces biophysical and molecular changes to the erythrocyte membrane through the ordered secretion of its apical organelles. To understand this process and address the debate regarding how the parasitophorous vacuole membrane (PVM) is formed, we developed an approach using lattice light-sheet microscopy, which enables the parasite interaction with the host cell membrane to be tracked and characterized during invasion. Our results show that the PVM is predominantly formed from the erythrocyte membrane, which undergoes biophysical changes as it is remodeled across all stages of invasion, from pre-invasion through to PVM sealing. This approach enables a functional interrogation of parasite-derived lipids and proteins in PVM biogenesis and echinocytosis during Plasmodium falciparum invasion and promises to yield mechanistic insights regarding how this is more generally orchestrated by other intracellular pathogens.
- Publisher
- NPG
- Research Division(s)
- Infectious Diseases And Immune Defence; Advanced Technology And Biology
- PubMed ID
- 34131147
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23626-7
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