The TryPIKinome of five human pathogenic trypanosomatids: Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania major, Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania infantum - New tools for designing specific inhibitors
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2009-12-18
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Bahia, Diana [UNIFESP]
Oliveira, Luciana Marcia
Lima, Fabio Mitsuo [UNIFESP]
Oliveira, Priscila [UNIFESP]
Silveira, Jose Franco da [UNIFESP]
Mortara, Renato Arruda [UNIFESP]
Ruiz, Jeronimo Conceicao
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Phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinases are at the heart of one of the major pathways of intracellular signal transduction. Herein, we present the first report on a survey made by similarity searches against the five human pathogenic trypanosomatids Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania major, Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania infantum genomes available to date for phosphatidylinositol- and related-kinases (TryPIKs). in addition to generating a panel called the TryPIKinome, we propose a model of signaling pathways for these TryPIKs. the involvement of TryPIKs in fundamental pathways, such as intracellular signal transduction and host invasion processes, makes the study of TryPIKs an important area for further inquiry. New subtype-specific inhibitors are expected to work on individual members of the PIK family and, therefore, can presumably neutralize trypanosomatid invasion processes. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. San Diego: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, v. 390, n. 3, p. 963-970, 2009.