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2021 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 101046
Author(s):  
Susumu Ohtsuka ◽  
Yusuke Nishida ◽  
Katsushi Hirano ◽  
Taiki Fuji ◽  
Tomonari Kaji ◽  
...  

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Hang Thi Nguyen ◽  
Lisa A. O’Donovan ◽  
Henrietta Venter ◽  
Cecilia C. Russell ◽  
Adam McCluskey ◽  
...  

In this study, we optimized and compared different transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods to visualize changes to Gram-negative bacterial morphology induced by treatment with a robenidine analogue (NCL195) and colistin combination. Aldehyde-fixed bacterial cells (untreated, treated with colistin or NCL195 + colistin) were prepared using conventional TEM methods and compared with ultrathin Tokuyasu cryo-sections. The results of this study indicate superiority of ultrathin cryo-sections in visualizing the membrane ultrastructure of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with a clear delineation of the outer and inner membrane as well as the peptidoglycan layer. We suggest that the use of ultrathin cryo-sectioning can be used to better visualize and understand drug interaction mechanisms on the bacterial cell membrane.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1329
Author(s):  
Isabell Begemann ◽  
Ulrike Keller ◽  
Harald Nüsse ◽  
Jürgen Klingauf ◽  
Milos Galic

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) takes advantage of distinct detectors to visualise secondary and back-scattering electrons. Here, we report an integrated approach that relies on these two detection methods to simultaneously acquire correlated information on plasma membrane topography and curvature-sensitive cytosolic protein localization in intact cell samples. We further provide detailed preparation and staining protocols, as well as a thorough example-based discussion for imaging optimisation. Collectively, the presented method enables rapid and precise analysis of cytosolic proteins adjacent to cellular membranes with a resolution of ~100 nm, without time-consuming preparations or errors induced by sequential visualisation present in fluorescence-based correlative approaches.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 604-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjaana Rantala ◽  
Sanna Rantala ◽  
Eva-Mari Aro

Here we present an overview of the composition and organization of photosynthetic protein complexes in thylakoid membrane and discuss the consequences of the light-induced protein network re-organization to the thylakoid membrane ultrastructure.


2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (13) ◽  
pp. 6361-6370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsebaot Beraki ◽  
Xiaoyu Hu ◽  
Malgorzata Broncel ◽  
Joanna C. Young ◽  
William J. O’Shaughnessy ◽  
...  

Apicomplexan parasites replicate within a protective organelle, called the parasitophorous vacuole (PV). TheToxoplasma gondiiPV is filled with a network of tubulated membranes, which are thought to facilitate trafficking of effectors and nutrients. Despite being critical to parasite virulence, there is scant mechanistic understanding of the network’s functions. Here, we identify the parasite-secreted kinase WNG1 (With-No-Gly-loop) as a critical regulator of tubular membrane biogenesis. WNG1 family members adopt an atypical protein kinase fold lacking the glycine rich ATP-binding loop that is required for catalysis in canonical kinases. Unexpectedly, we find that WNG1 is an active protein kinase that localizes to the PV lumen and phosphorylates PV-resident proteins, several of which are essential for the formation of a functional intravacuolar network. Moreover, we show that WNG1-dependent phosphorylation of these proteins is required for their membrane association, and thus their ability to tubulate membranes. Consequently, WNG1 knockout parasites have an aberrant PV membrane ultrastructure. Collectively, our results describe a unique family ofToxoplasmakinases and implicate phosphorylation of secreted proteins as a mechanism of regulating PV development during parasite infection.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Pettmann ◽  
Ana Mafalda Santos ◽  
Omer Dushek ◽  
Simon J. Davis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsebaot Beraki ◽  
Hu Xiaoyu ◽  
Malgorzata Broncel ◽  
Joanna C. Young ◽  
William J. O’Shaughnessy ◽  
...  

AbstractApicomplexan parasites replicate within a protective organelle called the parasitophorous vacuole (PV). TheToxoplasma gondiiPV is filled with a network of tubulated membranes, which are thought to facilitate trafficking of effectors and nutrients. Despite being critical to parasite virulence, there is scant mechanistic understanding of the network’s functions. Here, we identify the parasite secreted kinase WNG1 as a critical regulator of tubular membrane biogenesis. WNG1 family members adopt an atypical protein kinase fold lacking the glycine rich ATP-binding loop that is required for catalysis in canonical kinases. Unexpectedly, we find that WNG1 is an active protein kinase that localizes to the PV lumen and phosphorylates PV-resident proteins, several of which are essential for the formation of a functional intravacuolar network. Moreover, we show that WNG1-dependent phosphorylation of these proteins is required for their membrane association, and thus their ability to tubulate membranes. Consequently, WNG1 knockout parasites have an aberrant PV membrane ultrastructure. Collectively, our results describe a unique family ofToxoplasmakinases and implicate phosphorylation of secreted proteins as a mechanism of regulating PV formation during parasite infection.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 607-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albe C. Swanepoel ◽  
Odette Emmerson ◽  
Etheresia Pretorius

AbstractCombined oral contraceptive (COC) use is a risk factor for venous thrombosis (VT) and related to the specific type of progestin used. VT is accompanied by inflammation and pathophysiological clot formation, that includes aberrant erythrocytes and fibrin(ogen) interactions. In this paper, we aim to determine the influence of progesterone and different synthetic progestins found in COCs on the viscoelasticity of whole blood clots, as well as erythrocyte morphology and membrane ultrastructure, in an in vitro laboratory study. Thromboelastography (TEG), light microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were our chosen methods. Our results point out that progestins influence the rate of whole blood clot formation. Alterations to erythrocyte morphology and membrane ultrastructure suggest the presence of eryptosis. We also note increased rouleaux formation, erythrocyte aggregation, and spontaneous fibrin formation in whole blood which may explain the increased risk of VT associated with COC use. Although not all COC users will experience a thrombotic event, individuals with a thrombotic predisposition, due to inflammatory or hematological illness, should be closely monitored to prevent pathological thrombosis.


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