K13 partially co-localizes with vesicular transport proteins and sites adjacent to cytostomes. (A-H) PCC values quantifying the degree of spatial colocalization between K13 and (A, B) Rab5A, (C) Rab5B, (D) Rab5C, (E) Rab6, (F) Rab7, and (G, H) Rab11A, with accompanying representative 3D volume reconstructions of IFA images. Assays were conducted using Cam3.IIR539T or Cam3.IIWT parasites, except in the case of Rab6, where Dd2R539T or Dd2WT parasite lines expressing GFP-Rab6 were employed. Samples were collected either directly following a 6h 700 nM pulse of DHA (A, C-G; denoted 0h) or 12h post pulse (B, H). DMSO was used as a vehicle control. K13 was labeled using the E3 mAb (green). Rab proteins were labeled with specific antibodies (red) or, in the case of Rab6, anti-GFP (green, with K13 this time in red). Scale bars: 1 μm. (I) IEM images of trophozoite-stage NF54WTattB-GFP-K13WT (left) or NF54WTattB-3HA-K13C580Y (right) parasites co-stained with anti-GFP or anti-HA, respectively, and anti-Rab5A (two upper panels), anti-Rab7 (bottom left) or anti-Rab5B plus anti-PDI (bottom right). Secondary antibodies were conjugated to colloidal gold particles of different sizes. Arrowheads highlight locations of interest. ER,
endoplasmic reticulum; N, nucleus. Scale bars: 100 nm. (J) IEM images of NF54WTattB-GFP-K13WT (left) or NF54WTattB-3HA-K13C580Y (right) trophozoites stained with anti-GFP or anti-HA, respectively. Arrowheads highlight locations of interest. Hz, hemozoin; N, nucleus; PM, plasma membrane. Scale bars: 100 nm unless otherwise indicated.
Gnädig NF, Stokes BH, Edwards RL, Kalantarov GF, Heimsch KC, Kuderjavy M, Crane A, Lee MCS, Straimer J, Becker K, Trakht IN, Odom John AR, Mok S, Fidock DA. Insights into the intracellular localization, protein associations and artemisinin resistance properties of Plasmodium falciparum K13. PLoS Pathog. 2020 Apr 20;16(4):e1008482
Other associated proteins
PFID | Formal Annotation |
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PF3D7_0211200 | ras-related protein Rab-5A |
PF3D7_0903200 | ras-related protein RAB7 |
PF3D7_1144900 | ras-related protein Rab-6 |
PF3D7_1310600 | ras-related protein Rab-5B secretory complex protein 61 alpha |
PF3D7_1320600 | ras-related protein Rab-11A |
PF3D7_1343700 | kelch protein K13 |