Characterization of a candidate gene for GP72, an insect stage-specific antigen of Trypanosoma cruzi.

Abstract:

:The Trypanosoma cruzi insect stage-specific antigen GP72 was purified from epimastigotes and the amino acid sequences of peptide fragments determined. Oligonucleotides derived from these data were used to amplify and clone a cDNA sequence, which was used to isolate a full-length gene. All the sequenced peptides were encoded within the gene. The characteristics of the encoded 62,600-Da protein, including a potential amino-terminal signal sequence, a hydrophobic carboxy-terminus, and a large number of potential O-glycosylation sites, are consistent with the properties of GP72. No sequence homologies were found in searches of DNA and protein data banks. GP72 is encoded by a single pair of non-telomeric allelic genes.

journal_name

Mol Biochem Parasitol

authors

Cooper R,Inverso JA,Espinosa M,Nogueira N,Cross GA

doi

10.1016/0166-6851(91)90129-t

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-11-01 00:00:00

pages

45-59

issue

1

eissn

0166-6851

issn

1872-9428

pii

0166-6851(91)90129-T

journal_volume

49

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