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Background  Protein kinases are key enzymes that regulate a wide range of cellular processes, including cell-cycle progression, transcription, DNA replication and metabolic functions. These enzymes catalyse the transfer of phosphates to serine, threonine and tyrosine residues, thus playing functional roles in reversible protein phosphorylation. There are two main groups, namely eukaryotic protein kinases (ePKs) and atypical protein kinases (aPKs); RIO kinases belong to the latter group. While there is some information about RIO kinases and their roles in animals, nothing is known about them in parasites. This is the first study to characterise a RIO1 kinase from any parasite.    Results  A full-length cDNA ( Tv-rio-1 ) encoding a RIO1 protein kinase ( Tv -RIO1) was isolated from the economically important parasitic nematode  Trichostrongylus vitrinus  (Order Strongylida). The uninterrupted open reading frame (ORF) of 1476 nucleotides encoded a protein of 491 amino acids, containing the characteristic RIO1 motif LVHADLSEYNTL.  Tv-rio -1 was transcribed at the highest level in the third-stage larva (L3), and a higher level in adult females than in males. Comparison with homologues from other organisms showed that protein  Tv -RIO1 had significant homology to related proteins from a range of metazoans and plants. Amino acid sequence identity was most pronounced in the ATP-binding motif, active site and metal binding loop. Phylogenetic analyses of selected amino acid sequence data revealed  Tv -RIO1 to be most closely related to the proteins in the species of  Caenorhabditis . A structural model of  Tv -RIO1 was constructed and compared with the published crystal structure of RIO1 of  Archaeoglobus fulgidus (Af -Rio1).    Conclusion  This study provides the first insights into the RIO1 protein kinases of nematodes, and a foundation for further investigations into the biochemical and functional roles of this molecule in biological processes in parasitic nematodes.

Tv-RIO1 – an atypical protein kinase from the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus vitrinus