Brooks, DR, Denise, H, Westrop, GD, Coombs, GH and Mottram, JC 2001, 'The stage-regulated expression of leishmania mexicana CPB cysteine proteases is mediated by an intercistronic sequence element' , Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276 (50) , pp. 47061-47069.
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The tandemly-arranged CPB genes of Leishmania mexicana are polycistronically transcribed and encode cysteine proteases that are differentially stage-specific; CPB1 and CPB2 being expressed predominantly in metacyclics whereas CPB3-CPB18 are expressed mainly in amastigotes. The mechanisms responsible for this differential expression have been studied via gene analysis and re-integration of individual CPB genes, and variants thereof, into a CPB-deficient parasite mutant. Comparison of the nucleotide sequences of the repeat units of CPB1 and CPB2 with CPB2.8 (typical of CPB3-CPB18) revealed two major regions of divergence: one of 258 bp corresponding to the C-terminal extension of CPB2.8; another, designated InS, of 120 bp, with insertions totalling 57 bp, localised to the intercistronic region downstream of CPB1 and CPB2. Cell lines expressing CPB2.8 or CPB2 with the 3'-UTR and intercistronic sequence of CPB2.8 showed up-regulation in amastigotes. Conversely, metacyclic-specific expression occurred with CPB2 or CPB2.8 with the 3'-UTR and intercistronic sequence of CPB2. Moreover, the InS down-regulated expression in amastigotes of a reporter gene integrated into the CPB locus. It is proposed that the InS mediates metacyclic-specific, stage-regulated expression of CPB by affecting the maturation of polycistronic pre-mRNA. This is the first well-defined cis-regulatory element implicated in post-transcriptional stage-specific gene expression in Leishmania.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > Q Science > Q Science (General) Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences Schools > School of Environment and Life Sciences > Biomedical Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| Publisher: | American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 00219258 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2007 10:01 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 21:58 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/127 |
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