Organization of repeated sequences in the region downstream to rRNA genes in the rDNA episome of Entamoeba histolytica.

Abstract:

:The E. histolytica rDNA episome consists of a 3.7 kb HindIII fragment located downstream of the rDNA inverted repeats. We have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of this fragment and have shown that it is comprised of two families of short tandem repeats, the 170 bp DraI repeat and the 144 bp ScaI repeat. Each DraI repeat unit consists of 12-mer sequences with near complete homology to yeast consensus autonomously replicating sequence. In addition, a 21-mer subrepeat structure is also present in each unit. The sequence of the ScaI repeat is about 90% homologous with the sequence of another family of 145 bp tandem repeats, the PvuI repeats reported to be present upstream of the rRNA genes (3). Compared with most other parts of the rDNA episome, the downstream region showed frequent restriction fragment length polymorphism. This was due to changes in the number of tandem DraI repeat units. The loss of these repeats might explain how rDNA length heterogeneity observed in the clones of HM1:IMSS could have arisen. On the other hand, the number of ScaI repeat units in these clones remained unchanged. The repeat units found in the 3.7 kb HindIII fragment show superficial resemblance to equivalent regions of the intergenic spacers of higher eukaryotes. Moreover, these repeated sequences seem to be specific for the pathogenic strain of E. histolytica.

journal_name

Arch Med Res

authors

Mittal V,Bhattacharya A,Bhattacharya S

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-01-01 00:00:00

pages

17-8

issue

2

eissn

0188-4409

issn

1873-5487

journal_volume

23

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