Toxoplasma gondii GRA8 induces ATP5A1–SIRT3-mediated mitochondrial metabolic resuscitation: a potential therapy for sepsis
- Author:
Ye Ram KIM
1
;
Jae Sung KIM
;
Jin Seung YUN
;
Sojin KIM
;
Sun Young KIM
;
Kiseok JANG
;
Chul Su YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2018;50(3):e464-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii has unique dense granule antigens (GRAs) that are crucial for host infection. Emerging evidence suggests that GRA8 of T. gondii is a promising serodiagnostic marker in toxoplasmosis. However, little is known about the intracellular regulatory mechanisms involved in GRA8-induced host responses. We found that GRA8 interacts with host proteins involved in mitochondria activation and might be useful as a therapeutic strategy for sepsis. Here, we show that protein kinase-Cα (PKCα)-mediated phosphorylation of T. gondii GRA8 (Thr220) is required for mitochondrial trafficking and regulates the interaction of C terminal of GRA8 with nucleotide binding domain of ATP5A1. Furthermore, GRA8 interacts with SIRT3 in mitochondria, facilitating ATP5A1 deacetylation (K506 and K531), adenosine triphosphate production and subsequent anti-septic activity in vivo. Taken together, these results demonstrate a new anti-sepsis therapeutic strategy using T. gondii GRA8-induced mitochondrial metabolic resuscitation. This strategy represents an urgently needed paradigm shift for therapeutic intervention.
