Confocal microscopy images of transgenic parasites PfOTU-RFA (green) and immune-stained for apicoplast targeted protein ClpP (A) and apicoplast resident protein EF-Tu (B). For each set, a three-dimensional reconstruction was developed using series of Z-stacks from confocal images with Imaris software. ClpP and EF-Tu staining are shown in red; the ClpP/EF-Tu and GFP co-localising area is seen as yellow staining. In all the cases the PfOTU-GFP labelled vesicles were observed to be in close proximity or partially overlapping with apicoplast staining. The 3D image reconstruction based upon confocal Z-stacks showed these vesicles to merge into the apicoplast in some cases.
Datta G, Hossain ME, Asad M, Rathore S, Mohmmed A. Plasmodium falciparum OTU-like cysteine protease (PfOTU) is essential for apicoplast homeostasis and associates with non-canonical role of Atg8. Cell Microbiol. 2017 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Other associated proteins
PFID | Formal Annotation |
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PF3D7_1031400 | OTU-like cysteine protease |
PF3D7_1348300 | elongation factor Tu, putative |