Amoebapore is an important virulence factor of Entamoeba histolytica

被引:6
作者
Bracha, R [1 ]
Nuchamowitz, Y [1 ]
Mirelman, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Biol Chem, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
关键词
amoebapore; Entamoeba histolytica; virulence factor;
D O I
10.1007/BF02704851
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We have previously demonstrated that inhibition of expression of amoebapore A (AP-A) by antisense RNA caused a marked decrease in the virulence of the parasite. A four-fold over-expression of AP-A was obtained with plasmid (pA7) which has the ap-a gene under the control of gene EhgLE-3-RP-L21. The virulence of the transfected trophozoites, however, was also decreased. Excess of AP-A protein was found in the cytosol and a significant amount was released into the surrounding media. Transfection of the parasite with a plasmid (psAP-1) in which the ap-a gene was introduced with its own regulatory sequences, caused a total suppression of the transcription and translation of both the genomic and episomal ap-a genes. The silenced transfectant was not virulent at all. These results demonstrate that important factors need to be expressed at the correct cellular location and that the parasite has additional internal control mechanisms such as transcriptional gene silencing which can prevent excess amounts of gene expression.
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页数:9
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