Species-selective targeting of pathogens revealed by the atypical structure and active site of Trypanosoma cruzi histone deacetylase DAC2

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Writing and erasing of posttranslational modifications are crucial to phenotypic plasticity and antigenic variation of eukaryotic pathogens. Targeting pathogens' modification machineries, thus, represents a valid approach to fighting parasitic diseases. However, identification of parasitic targets and the development of selective anti-parasitic drugs still represent major bottlenecks. Here, we show that the zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi are key regulators that have significantly diverged from their human counterparts. Depletion of T. cruzi class I HDACs tcDAC1 and tcDAC2 compromises cell-cycle progression and division, leading to cell death. Notably, tcDAC2 displays a deacetylase activity essential to the parasite and shows major structural differences with human HDACs. Specifically, tcDAC2 harbors a modular active site with a unique subpocket targeted by inhibitors showing substantial anti-parasitic effects in cellulo and in vivo. Thus, the targeting of the many atypical HDACs in pathogens can enable anti-parasitic selective chemical impairment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 37(2021), 12 vom: 21. Dez., Seite 110129

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marek, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Morales, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Picchi-Constante, Gisele F A [VerfasserIn]
Bayer, Theresa [VerfasserIn]
Norström, Carina [VerfasserIn]
Herp, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Sales-Junior, Policarpo A [VerfasserIn]
Guerra-Slompo, Eloise P [VerfasserIn]
Hausmann, Kristin [VerfasserIn]
Chakrabarti, Alokta [VerfasserIn]
Shaik, Tajith B [VerfasserIn]
Merz, Annika [VerfasserIn]
Troesch, Edouard [VerfasserIn]
Schmidtkunz, Karin [VerfasserIn]
Goldenberg, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Pierce, Raymond J [VerfasserIn]
Mourão, Marina M [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Manfred [VerfasserIn]
Schultz, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Sippl, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Zanchin, Nilson I T [VerfasserIn]
Romier, Christophe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atypical three-dimensional structure
Chemical inhibition
DNA, Protozoan
EC 3.5.1.98
Eukaryotic parasites
Functional essentiality
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
Histone Deacetylases
Histone deacetylases
Journal Article
Protozoan Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Trypanosoma cruzi

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Date Completed 15.02.2022

Date Revised 15.02.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110129

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334728266