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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 275, 期 6, 页码 4072-4080出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.6.4072
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Heterologous expression in COS cells followed by orientation-specific polymerase chain reaction to select and amplify cDNAs encoding surface proteins in Trypanosoma brucei resulted in the isolation of a cDNA (similar to 1.4 kilobase) which encodes an acidic, alanine-rich polypeptide that is expressed only in bloodstream forms of the parasite and has been termed bloodstream stage alanine-rich protein (BARP). Analysis of the amino acid sequence predicted the presence of a typical NH2-terminal leader sequence as well as a COOH-terminal hydrophobic extension with the potential to be replaced by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. A search of existing protein sequences revealed partial homology between BARP and the major surface antigen of procyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense. BARP migrated as a complex, heterogeneous series of bands on Western blots with an apparent molecular mass (similar to 50-70 kDa) significantly higher than predicted from the amino acid sequence (similar to 26 kDa). Confocal microscopy demonstrated that BARP was present in small discrete spots that were distributed over the entire cellular surface. Detergent extraction experiments revealed that BARP was recovered in the detergent-insoluble, glycolipid-enriched fraction. These data suggested that BARP may be sequestered in Lipid rafts.
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