Journal: mSphere
Article Title: Endosymbiosis in trypanosomatids: the bacterium regulates the intermediate and oxidative metabolism of the host cell
doi: 10.1128/msphere.00457-25
Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic representation illustrates glucose and L-proline metabolism in wild-type ( A ), aposymbiotic ( B ) A. deanei strains, and the procyclic form of T. brucei ( C ) adapted . This diagram provides a detailed overview of metabolic pathways and their enzymatic steps in these organisms. Pink arrows indicate glucose metabolism, whereas blue arrows represent L-proline metabolism. Excreted end products are displayed in the extracellular region: acetate for the wild-type strain (AdWt) and alcohol, succinate, and acetate for the aposymbiotic strain (AdApo). Reversible reactions are depicted only in their presumed or demonstrated direction, and dashed arrows indicate steps occurring at background levels. The schematic highlights key organelles, including the glycosome and mitochondria, along with the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Abbreviations for metabolites include: G-6-P, glucose-6-phosphate; F-6-P, fructose-6-phosphate; F-B-P, fructose-1,6-bisphosphate; DHAP, dihydroxyacetone phosphate; G-3-P, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate; 1,3BPGA, 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate; 3-PGA, 3-phosphoglycerate; 2-PGA, 2-phosphoglycerate; PEP, phosphoenolpyruvate; ACD, acetaldehyde; Cit, citrate; IsoCit, isocitrate; αKet, α-ketoglutarate; SucCoA, succinyl-CoA; Fum, fumarate; Mal, malate; Oxac, oxaloacetate; P5C, pyrroline-5-carboxylate; γSAG, glutamate-γ-semialdehyde; Q, ubiquinone pool; C, cytochrome c; and CoASH, coenzyme A. The enzymes involved are: 1, Hexokinase; 2, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase; 3, phosphofructokinase; 4, aldolase; 5, triosephosphate isomerase; 6, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; 7, cytosolic phosphoglycerate kinase; 8, phosphoglycerate mutase; 9, enolase; 10, pyruvate kinase; 11, pyruvate decarboxylase; 12, alcohol dehydrogenase; 13, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex; 14, citrate synthase; 15, aconitase; 16, NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase; 17, α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex; 18, succinyl-CoA synthetase; 19, succinate dehydrogenase (complex II); 20, mitochondrial fumarate hydratase; 21, mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase; 22, rotenone-insensitive NADH dehydrogenase; 23, Complex III; 24, proline dehydrogenase; 25, spontaneous reaction; 26, Δ−1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase; 27, glutamate dehydrogenase; 28, acetate:succinate CoA-transferase (ASCT); 29, fumarate reductase; 30, alternative oxidase (AOX); 31, pyruvate dikinase; 32, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; 33, acetyl-CoA synthetase; 34, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; 35, glycerol kinase; 36, mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; 37, lactate dehydrogenase; 38, non-enzymatic reaction; 39, NADPH-dependent methylglyoxal reductase; and 40, L-alanine aminotransferase. Respiratory chain components include CIV, cytochrome c oxidase complex, and CV, F0/F1-ATP synthase.
Article Snippet: Wild-type (AdWt) (ATCC PRA-265) and aposymbiotic (AdApo) (ATCC 30969) strains of A. deanei were grown at 28°C in Warren’s complex medium (3.7% Sigma-Aldrich BHI broth, brain and heart infusion) , containing 0.1% folic acid, 25 μg/mL hemin, plus 10% supplementation with fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Vitrocell, Embriolife, Brazil) for 24 h, which corresponds to exponential cell growth.
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