IDENTITY OF THE MAJOR CYSTEINE PROTEINASE (CRUZIPAIN) FROM TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI AND AN ANTIGEN (AG163B6) ISOLATED WITH A MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY

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作者
MALCHIODI, EL [1 ]
CHIARAMONTE, MG [1 ]
MARTINEZ, JA [1 ]
ZWIRNER, NW [1 ]
MARGNI, RA [1 ]
CAZZULO, JJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BUENOS AIRES,FAC CIENCIAS EXACTAS & NAT,CONICET,FDN CAMPOMAR,BUENOS AIRES,ARGENTINA
关键词
CRUZIPAIN; AG163B6;
D O I
10.1016/0165-2478(93)90148-U
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Cruzipain, purified by conventional methods, and Ag163B6, isolated by affinity chromatography with a monoclonal antibody raised against a T. cruzi extract, are glycoproteins with a similar electrophoretic mobility, which reacted with sera from most chronic chagasic patients. Their behaviour in SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, isoelectric focusing, two-dimensional electrophoresis (IEF and SDS-PAGE), Ouchterlony's double diffusion, and enzyme activity in SDS-PAGE gels containing 0.1% gelatin suggests that they are identical.
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