title: Cloning and characterisation of the gene encoding the 28-kDa glutathione S-transferase of Schistosoma mansoni.
abstract: The 28-kDa glutathione S-transferase (GST) of Schistosoma mansoni is considered a possible vaccine candidate for use against this medically important parasite. The gene encoding this molecule has been isolated from a lambda EMBL4 library by using the corresponding cDNA sequence as a probe. The gene contains four exons and is approximately 5.5 kb in length. Analysis of the 5' flanking region revealed the presence of a consensus AP-1 recognition site, 5'-TGACTCA, between nucleotides -231 and -225. Southern blot analysis suggested the presence of a single gene encoding the 28-kDa GST in the S. mansoni genome.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Immunologie et de Biologie Parasitaire, Unité Mixte INSERM 167-CNRS 624, Institut Pasteur, Lille, France.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: McNair
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dissous
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duvaux-Miret
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capron
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D017238:Genes, Helminth; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D005982:Glutathione Transferase