Ehp53, an Entamoeba histolytica protein, ancestor of the mammalian tumour suppressor p53

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Mendoza, L
Orozco, E
Rodríguez, MA
García-Rivera, G
Sánchez, T
García, E
Gariglio, P
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[1] IPN, CINVESTAV, Dept Expt Pathol, Mexico City 07000, DF, Mexico
[2] IPN, CINVESTAV, Dept Mol Biol & Genet, Mexico City 07000, DF, Mexico
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MICROBIOLOGY-SGM | 2003年 / 149卷
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10.1099/mic.0.25892-0
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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This paper reports the identification of Ehp53, a p53-like Entamoeba histolytica protein, which binds to the human p53 DNA consensus sequence (oli-p53). Monoclonal antibodies against p53 (Ab-1 and Ab-2) recognized a single 53 kDa spot in two-dimensional gels and inhibited the formation of complexes produced by E. histolytica nuclear extracts and oli-p53. Additionally, E. histolytica gene promoter sequences with high homology to oli-p53 formed complexes with nuclear proteins that were abolished by oli-p53. Ehp53 protein levels increased in UV-irradiated trophozoites. This protein was also detected in Entamoeba moshkovskii and Entamoeba invadens. By confocal microscopy, Ehp53 was located in the nuclei, EhkO organelles and cytoplasm. The Ehp53-encoding gene was cloned and its predicted amino acid sequence showed 30-54 % and 50-57 % homology with important domains of the human and the Drosophila melanogaster p53 proteins, respectively. This homology included the tetramerization domain, the nuclear export signal and a nuclear localization signal. Ehp53 also contains seven of the eight DNA-binding residues and two of the four Zn2+-binding sites described for p53. A recombinant Ehp53 was recognized by Ab-2. Ehp53 is believed to be the first p53-like protein found in protozoa and may be the evolutionary ancestor of the mammalian p53.
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