Por favor, use este identificador para citar o enlazar este ítem: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/28345
MetadatoEtiquetaValorIdioma
dc.contributor.author Autor Becco, Lorena-
dc.contributor.author Autor Smircich, Pablo-
dc.contributor.author Autor Garat, Beatriz-
dc.contributor.editor Editor Elias, M.C.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Becco Lorena, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Biología.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Smircich Pablo, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Biología.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Garat Beatriz, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Biología.-
dc.date.accessioned Fecha ingreso 2021-06-24T14:16:17Z-
dc.date.available Fecha disponible 2021-06-24T14:16:17Z-
dc.date.issued Año de publicación 2019-
dc.description.abstract Resumen Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas’ disease, exhibits peculiar biological features. Among them, the presence of a unique mitochondrion is remarkable. Even though the mitochondrial DNA constitutes up to 25% of total cellular DNA, the structure and functionality of the mitochondrion are dependent on the expression of the nuclear genome. As in other eukaryotes, specific peptide signals have been proposed to drive the mitochondrial localization of a subset of trypanosomatid proteins. However, there are mitochondrial proteins encoded in the nuclear genome that lack of a peptide signal. In other eukaryotes, alternative protein targeting to subcellular organelles via mRNA localization has also been recognized and specific mRNA localization towards the mitochondria has been described. With the aim of seeking for mitochondrial localization signals in T. cruzi, we developed a strategy to build a comprehensive database of nuclear genes encoding predicted mitochondrial proteins (MiNT) in the TriTryps (T. cruzi, T. brucei and L. major). We found that approximately 15% of their nuclear genome encodes mitochondrial products. In T. cruzi the MiNT database reaches 1438 genes and a conserved peptide signal, M(L/F) R (R/S) SS, named TryM-TaPe is found in 60% of these genes, suggesting that the canonical mRNA guidance mechanism is present. In addition, the search for compositional signals in the transcripts of T. cruzi MiNT genes produce a list, being worth to note a conserved nontranslated element represented by the consensus sequence DARRVSG. Taking into account its reported interaction with the T. brucei TRRM3 protein which is enriched in the mitochondrial membrane fraction, we here suggest a putative zip code role for this element. Globally, here we provide an inventory of the mitochondrial proteins in T. cruzi and give evidence for the existence of both peptide and mRNA signals specific to nuclear encoded mitochondrial proteins.en
dc.format.extent Extensión 15 h.es
dc.format.mimetype Formato application/pdfes
dc.identifier.citation Citación Becco, L, Smircich, P, Garat, B, "Conserved motifs in nuclear genes encoding predicted mitochondrial proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi". PLoS ONE. [en línea] 2019, 14(4): e0215160. 15 h. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215160es
dc.identifier.doi DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0215160-
dc.identifier.issn ISSN 1932-6203-
dc.identifier.uri URI https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/28345-
dc.language.iso Idioma enes
dc.publisher Editorial Public Library of Sciencees
dc.relation.ispartof EN PLoS ONE, 2019, 14(4): e0215160es
dc.rights Derechos Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)es
dc.rights.licence Licencia Licencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)es
dc.subject Palabras clave Trypanosoma cruzien
dc.subject Palabras clave Mitochondrial proteinsen
dc.subject Palabras clave Nuclear genomeen
dc.title Título Conserved motifs in nuclear genes encoding predicted mitochondrial proteins in Trypanosoma cruzien
dc.type Tipo de documento Artículoes
FicherosDescripciónTamañoFormato
10.1371journal.pone.0215160.pdf — 1.3 MB Adobe PDF