(D) IFA of R3-DDD (conditional RopH3 mutant) probed with indicated antibodies at each parasite stage. Note that both antibodies detect protein in schizont rhoptries, but that only the anti-RhopH antibody detects export to the host membrane in trophozoites. Scale bars, 5 μm. (E) Trophozoite-stage IFAs of indicated parasites cultivated with and without TMP for 48 h, showing that knockdown abolishes each member of the complex in R2-DDD (conditional RopH2 mutant) but not R3-DDD. Co-localization is shown with exported parasite proteins KAHRP or SBP1 (red or green in merge panels, respectively). Scale bars, 5 μm. The RhopH complex appears to be secreted into the PV (upper panel), suggesting that its member proteins must cross the bounding PVM to enter host cytosol and eventually reach the erythrocyte surface. While TMP removal rendered all three RhopH proteins undetectable in the R2-DDD parasite, these proteins and their transfer to trophozoites were preserved in
R3-DDD.
Ito D, Schureck MA, Desai SA. An essential dual-function complex mediates erythrocyte invasion and channel-mediated nutrient uptake in malaria parasites. Elife. 2017 Feb 21;6. PMID: 28221136.
Other associated proteins
PFID | Formal Annotation |
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PF3D7_0202000 | knob-associated histidine-rich protein |
PF3D7_0302200 | cytoadherence linked asexual protein 3.2 |
PF3D7_0905400 | high molecular weight rhoptry protein 3 |
PF3D7_0929400 | high molecular weight rhoptry protein 2 |