Protein Targeting of an Unusual, Evolutionarily Conserved Adenylate Kinase to a Eukaryotic Flagellum

Pullen, Timothy J., Ginger, Michael L., Gaskell, Simon J. and Gull, Keith (2004) Protein Targeting of an Unusual, Evolutionarily Conserved Adenylate Kinase to a Eukaryotic Flagellum. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 15 (7). pp. 3257-3265. ISSN 1059-1524

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Abstract

The eukaryotic flagellum is a large structure into which specific constituent proteins must be targeted, transported and assembled after their synthesis in the cytoplasm. Using Trypanosoma brucei and a proteomic approach, we have identified and characterized a novel set of adenylate kinase proteins that are localized to the flagellum. These proteins represent unique isoforms that are targeted to the flagellum by an N-terminal extension to the protein and are incorporated into an extraaxonemal structure (the paraflagellar rod). We show that the N-terminal extension is both necessary for isoform location in the flagellum and sufficient for targeting of a green fluorescent protein reporter protein to the flagellum. Moreover, these N-terminal extension sequences are conserved in evolution and we find that they allow the identification of novel adenylate kinases in the genomes of humans and worms. Given the existence of specific isoforms of certain central metabolic enzymes, and targeting sequences for these isoforms, we suggest that these isoforms form part of a complex, “solid-phase” metabolic capability that is built into the eukaryotic flagellum.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Schools:	School of Applied Sciences
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Depositing User:	Michael Ginger
Date Deposited:	10 May 2016 08:48
Last Modified:	02 Apr 2018 08:15
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/28277

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