title: Molecular cloning and characterization of a glutathione S-transferase in the tropical liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica.
abstract: Glutathione S-transferase from an Indian isolate of Fasciola gigantica of buffalo origin was isolated and characterized. Total RNA was transcribed to cDNA by reverse transcription and an amplicon of 657 bp glutathione S-transferase gene was obtained by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The present isolate showed 99.1% sequence homology with the published sequence of the F. gigantica GST gene of cattle origin, with six nucleotide changes causing an overall change of four amino acids. Glutathione S-transferase protein was expressed in Escherichia coli using a prokaryotic expression vector pPROEXHTb. The recombinant protein was purified under non-denaturing and denaturing conditions by nickel nitrilotriacetic acid (Ni-NTA) affinity chromatography. Recombinant GST protein detected F. gigantica infection in naturally infected buffaloes by dot-ELISA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jedeppa
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005209:Fasciola / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D015801:Helminth Proteins; D005982:Glutathione Transferase