CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF THE HYPOXANTHINE-GUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE FROM LEISHMANIA-DONOVANI

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作者
ALLEN, TE
HWANG, HY
JARDIM, A
OLAFSON, R
ULLMAN, B
机构
[1] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA
[2] UNIV VICTORIA, DEPT BIOCHEM & MICROBIOL, VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
关键词
LEISHMANIA; HYPOXANTHINE-GUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; EXPRESSION;
D O I
10.1016/0166-6851(94)00105-V
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 gene encoding the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) enzyme from Leishmania donovani has been cloned and sequenced. The hgprt open reading frame encoded a polypeptide of 211 amino acids that exhibited 3 regions of significant homology with other eukaryotic HGPRTs and a C-terminal tripeptide compatible with a glycosomal targeting signal. Northern blot analysis of L. donovani RNA revealed two hgprt transcripts, a 1.9-kb mRNA and a 1.7-kb transcript. The expression of the 1.7-kb hgprt mRNA and the activity of HGPRT enzyme were both augmented approx. 5-fold in parasites incubated in the absence of purines. Southern blots of genomic DNA indicated only a single hgprt locus within the L. donovani genome. Overexpression of L. donovani hgprt in E. coli complemented genetic deficiencies in hypoxanthine and guanine phosphoribosylating activities and yielded abundant quantities of enzymatically active HGPRT. The recombinant HGPRT was purified to homogeneity and recognized hypoxanthine, guanine and allopurinol, but not adenine or xanthine, as substrates. The hgprt clone and pure HGPRT protein provide essential reagents for validating HGPRT as a therapeutic target for the treatment of leishmaniasis and other diseases of parasitic origin.
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