Title |
LdFlabarin, a New BAR Domain Membrane Protein of Leishmania Flagellum
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0076380 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Michèle Lefebvre, Emmanuel Tetaud, Magali Thonnus, Bénédicte Salin, Fanny Boissier, Corinne Blancard, Cécile Sauvanet, Christelle Metzler, Benoît Espiau, Annelise Sahin, Gilles Merlin |
Abstract |
During the Leishmania life cycle, the flagellum undergoes successive assembly and disassembly of hundreds of proteins. Understanding these processes necessitates the study of individual components. Here, we investigated LdFlabarin, an uncharacterized L. donovani flagellar protein. The gene is conserved within the Leishmania genus and orthologous genes only exist in the Trypanosoma genus. LdFlabarin associates with the flagellar plasma membrane, extending from the base to the tip of the flagellum as a helicoidal structure. Site-directed mutagenesis, deletions and chimera constructs showed that LdFlabarin flagellar addressing necessitates three determinants: an N-terminal potential acylation site and a central BAR domain for membrane targeting and the C-terminal domain for flagellar specificity. In vitro, the protein spontaneously associates with liposomes, triggering tubule formation, which suggests a structural/morphogenetic function. LdFlabarin is the first characterized Leishmania BAR domain protein, and the first flagellum-specific BAR domain protein. |
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