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A nabelschnur-localized high mobility group box-like protein is responsible for the proper segregation of the kinetoplast in Trypanosoma brucei

ABSTRACT: The kinetoplast (k), a distinctive arrangement of mitochondrial DNA found in trypanosomatid protists, comprises a concatenated network of minicircles and maxicircles that undergo division and segregation once during each cell cycle. Despite the identification and characterization of numerous proteins involved in kDNA replication and segregation, several critical steps in the segregation mechanism remain poor understood on the molecular level. One such step is the formation of the nabelschnur, a filamentous structure found in Trypanosoma brucei that connects the daughter kDNA networks prior to their complete segregation. In this study, we elucidate the characteristics of TbNAB70, a high mobility group box-like protein found to be localized to the nabelschnur and the kDNA disk, thereby representing the second protein identified within this cryptic structure. Our findings demonstrate that TbNAB70 is critical for the segregation, but not replication, of kDNA. Furthermore, structural predictions suggest the protein holds the capacity to bind to kDNA, illuminating the exact molecular mechanism involved. Thus, we propose that TbNAB70 plays a pivotal role in mediating the segregation of daughter kDNA networks.

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ORGANISM(S): Trypanosoma Brucei

SUBMITTER: Karel Harant

LAB HEAD: Lawrence Rudy Cadena

PROVIDER: PXD050771 | Pride | 2026-04-14

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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A nabelschnur-localized high mobility group box-like protein is responsible for the proper segregation of the kinetoplast in Trypanosoma brucei

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