Characterization of developmentally-regulated nucleases in promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania mexicana

Bates, P A (1993) Characterization of developmentally-regulated nucleases in promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania mexicana. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 107 (1). pp. 53-58. ISSN 0378-1097

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Abstract

The parasitic protozoon Leishmania mexicana was examined for the presence of 3'-nucleotidase/nuclease using substrate SDS-PAGE. Two activities were detected: one with an apparent molecular mass of 40 kDa, and a doublet of 29/31 kDa. The two enzymes showed differences in their levels of expression in the two life-cycle stages of parasite examined: the 29/31 kDa doublet was detected at 60-fold higher levels in the pathogenic amastigote stage, but was also expressed by promastigotes, whereas the 40 kDa activity was only detected in promastigotes. Both were capable of hydrolysing a variety of substrates including 3'-AMP and poly(A). However, the 29/31 kDa form showed a broader, unique substrate specificity in that it was also capable of digesting double-stranded RNA and DNA.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
FEMS Microbiology Letters
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/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/biologicalsciences/biomedicalandlifesciences
Subjects:
?? leishmania mexicananucleotidase nucleasebiomedical and life sciencesgeneticsmolecular biologymicrobiologyqr355 virology ??
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56062
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Deposited On:
24 Jul 2012 08:43
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Yes
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Published
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