title: Cloning and expression of a trypomastigote-specific 85-kilodalton surface antigen gene from Trypanosoma cruzi.
abstract: An 85-kDa trypomastigote-specific surface antigen gene from Trypanosoma cruzi has been identified by screening a genomic library in lambda gt10 with trypomastigote and epimastigote cDNA. The 1.3-kb genomic clone (pTt34) hybridizes to a single trypomastigote mRNA of 3.7 kb and to multiple bands in genomic Southern blots. Dot-blot experiments show that there are 5-10 copies of this sequence per haploid genome, and these are arranged in a non-tandem manner. pTt34 has been expressed as an anthranilate synthetase fusion protein in Escherichia coli, and inclusion bodies have been used to raise antiserum in rabbits. This antiserum immunoprecipitates a cell surface trypomastigote-specific protein of 85 kDa. The DNA and predicted amino acid sequences of pTt34 are given. Four further clones obtained from a PvuII/HpaI partial genomic library in pUC13 have extended the sequence of the 3' end of pTt34; each of these clones has regions of sequence divergence and each could represent a different member of the gene family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, U.K.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Takle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Snary
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D015870:Gene Expression; D015698:Genomic Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D004247:DNA