A CARBOXYLESTERASE FROM THE PARASITIC NEMATODE ASCARIS-SUUM HOMOLOGOUS TO THE INTESTINAL-SPECIFIC GES-1 ESTERASE OF CAENORHABDITIS-ELEGANS

被引:1
作者
AZZARIA, M
HENZEL, WJ
MCGHEE, JD
机构
[1] UNIV CALGARY, DEPT MED BIOCHEM, CALGARY, AB T2N 4N1, CANADA
[2] GENENTECH INC, S SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 USA
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1994年 / 109卷 / 2-3期
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
ASCARIS SUUM; NEMATODE; GES-1; ESTERASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;
D O I
10.1016/0305-0491(94)90006-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have identified a carboxylesterase in A. suum that appears to be the homolog of the gut-specific C. elegans ges-1 enzyme. The A. suum esterase was purified and its N-terminal sequence found to be 50% identical to the C. elegans ges-1 protein. We have used isoelectric focusing analysis to demonstrate that, unlike the C. elegans ges-1 esterase, the A. suum enzyme is not restricted to the gut but is expressed in a wide range of tissues.
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页码:225 / 236
页数:12
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