DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DNA-POLYMERASE FROM TRYPANOSOMA-BRUCEI

被引:21
作者
DUBE, DK [1 ]
WILLIAMS, RO [1 ]
SEAL, G [1 ]
WILLIAMS, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] INT LAB RES ANIM DIS,NAIROBI,KENYA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
(Trypanosoma brucei); DNA polymerase; Kinetoplastida; Parasitic protozoa;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2787(79)90485-4
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
The predominant DNA polymerase activity has been isolated from the parasitic flagellated protozoan, Trypanosoma brucei. Like mammalian DNA polymerase-α the trypanosome DNA polymerase is of large molecular weight (S, 6-8), is resistant to thermal denaturation, is sensitive to N-ethylmaleimide, and is inhibited by high ionic strength. However, specific antisera that crossreact with mammalian DNA polymerase-α from different species fail to crossreact with the trypanosome polymerase. © 1979.
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页数:7
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