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- Title
Molecular Cloning and Characterization of P4 Nuclease from Leishmania infantum.
- Authors
Farajnia, Safar; Rahbarnia, Leila; Zanjani, Bahram Maleki; Alimohammadian, Mohammad Hossein; Oskoee, Shahin Abdoli; Beh-pajooh, Abbas; Saeedi, Nazli; Saheb, Soheila Montazer
- Abstract
Parasite of the genus Leishmania is reliant on the salvage pathway for recycling of ribonucleotides. A class I nuclease enzyme also known as P4 nuclease is involved in salvage of purines in cutaneous Leishmania species but the relevant enzymes have not been characterized in Leishmania infantum (L. infantum). The aim of this study was to clone and characterize the gene encoding class I nuclease in L. infantum. DNA extracted from L. infantum was used for amplification of P4 nuclease gene (Li-P4) by PCR. The product was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in E. coli for further characterization. Analysis of the sequence of Li-P4 revealed that the gene consists of an ORF of 951 bp. Sequence similarity analysis indicated that Li-P4 has a high homology to relevant enzymes of other kintoplastids with the highest homology (88%) to p1/s1 class I nuclease from L. donovani. Western blotting of antirecombinant Li-P4 with promastigote and amastigote stages of L. infantum showed that this nuclease is present in both stages of parasite with higher expression in amastigote stage. The highly conserved nature of this essential enzyme in Leishmania parasites suggests it as a promising drug target for leishmaniasis.
- Subjects
MOLECULAR cloning; NUCLEASES; LEISHMANIA; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; GENE expression; BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Publication
Enzyme Research, 2011, p1
- ISSN
2090-0406
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4061/2011/970983