AN UNUSUALLY SMALL GENE ENCODING A PUTATIVE MUCIN-LIKE GLYCOPROTEIN IN TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI

被引:18
作者
REYES, MB [1 ]
POLLEVICK, GD [1 ]
FRASCH, ACC [1 ]
机构
[1] FDN CAMPOMAR,INST INVEST BIOQUIM,RA-1405 BUENOS AIRES,DF,ARGENTINA
关键词
AMINO ACID REPEATS; THR-PRO-RICH SEQUENCES; ANTIGENS;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)90745-5
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The gene encoding a putative core protein of a mucin-like glycoprotein was identified in Trypanosoma cruzi. It contains five repeats of eleven amino acids each, eight of which are Thr and two of which are Pro residues. These Thr-Pro-rich repeats resemble the ones in the human MUC2 gene encoding mucin.
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