title: Isolation of the gene coding for elongation factor-1alpha in Cryptosporidium parvum.
abstract: A gene encoding for Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) elongation factor 1alpha (EF-1alpha) was isolated and sequenced from a cDNA expression library. The recombinant protein cross-reacted with a monoclonal antibody that was raised to a sporozoite cell surface antigen. The gene encoded a 435 amino acid protein with a predicted molecular weight of 48.1 kDa. The predicted C. parvum EF-1alpha protein sequence showed extensive homology with the EF-1alpha proteins of other eukaryotic organisms and included three conserved sequence motifs implicated in GTP binding.
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bonafonte
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Priest
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garmon
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Arrowood
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mead
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000235:genetics*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate