Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase as a Determinant of Parasite Antiperoxide Response in Toxoplasma gondii. (22nd September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Jinwen; Tan, Qianqian; Chen, Junpeng; Liu, Xiaomei; Di, Zeyan; Xiao, Qianqian; Li, Jinxuan; Zhao, Xiaomin; Zhang, Xiao
• Other Names: Quiles Jos L. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09-22
• Subjects: Oxidative stress -- Periodicals; Cells -- Aging -- Periodicals; Cells -- Aging; Oxidative stress; Oxidative Stress -- Periodicals; Cell Aging -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 611.0181
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/1675652
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1942-0900

Abstract

Abstract : Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that is widely parasitic in the nucleated cells of warm-blooded animals. Bioinformatic analysis of alkyl hydroperoxide reductase 1 (AHP1) of T. gondii is a member of the Prxs family and exhibits peroxidase activity. Cys 166 was certified to be a key enzyme active site of TgAHP1, indicating that the enzyme follows a cysteine-dependent redox process. TgAHP1 was present in a punctate staining pattern anterior to the T. gondii nucleus. Oxidative stress experiments showed that the ∆Ahp1 strain was more sensitive to tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBOOH) than hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), indicating that tBOOH may be a sensitive substrate for TgAHP1. Under tBOOH culture conditions, the ∆Ahp1 strain was significantly less invasive, proliferative, and pathogenic in mice. This was mainly due to the induction of tBOOH, which increased the level of reactive oxygen species in the parasites and eventually led to apoptosis. This study shows that TgAHP1 is a peroxisomes protein with cysteine-dependent peroxidase activity and sensitive to tBOOH.