Expression of a minichromosomal variant surface glycoprotein gene in Trypanosoma brucei

Expression of a minichromosomal variant surface glycoprotein gene in Trypanosoma brucei
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微小染色体变异表面糖蛋白基因在布氏锥虫中的表达

DOI:
10.1038/313595a0
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发表时间:
1985
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
K. Stuart
K. Stuart
中科院分区:
综合性期刊1区
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作者:
V. Rothwell;R. Aline;M. Parsons;N. Agabian;K. Stuart

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非洲锥虫含有许多变异的表面糖蛋白(VSG)基因,但一次只表达一种。当不同的VSG基因被基因复制2 -4或非复制机制5激活时,就会发生抗原变异。虽然转录失活的VSG基因可以有一个染色体内或端粒的位置6,所有表达的VSG基因,迄今为止检查端粒。一些VSG基因位于约100个碱基(kb)7-9的微型染色体上,但迄今为止所描述的所有那些都是转录失活的。我们已经发现,IsTaR 1血清型中IsTat 1.1 VSG基因的单拷贝在无活性时在微型染色体上具有端粒位置。当它被激活时,它不会被复制并保留在微型染色体上。这些数据表明,微型染色体包含或可以获得所有的DNA序列,在顺式VSG基因表达和抗原转换所需的。在与表达的VSG基因或其转录本相关的几个序列中,只有76个碱基对(bp)的重复元件在微小染色体DNA中被发现。在VAT-1之前和之后立即发生的变异抗原类型(VAT)表达位于较大染色体上的VSG基因。因此,不同的染色体可以充当VSG基因表达位点。
African trypanosomes contain numerous variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) genes, but express only one at a time1. When different VSG genes are activated by gene duplicative2–4 or non-duplicative mechanisms5, antigenic variation occurs. Although transcriptionally inactive VSG genes can have either an intra-chromosomal or a telomeric location6, all expressed VSG genes so far examined are telomeric. Some VSG genes are located on minichromosomes of ∼100 kilobases (kb)7–9, but all those thus far described are transcriptionally inactive. We have found that the single copy of the IsTat 1.1 VSG gene in the IsTaR 1 serodeme has a telomeric location on a minichromosome when inactive. When it is activated, it is not duplicated and remains on a minichromosome. These data indicate that minichromosomes contain or can acquire all the DNA sequences necessary in cis for VSG gene expression and antigenic switching. Of several sequences associated with expressed VSG genes or their transcripts, only the 76-base pair (bp) repeat element was found in minichromosomal DNA. Variant antigenic types (VATs) which occurred immediately before and after VAT-1, expressed VSG genes located on larger chromosomes. Thus, different chromosomes can act as VSG gene expression sites.
连续寄生虫血症中布氏锥虫变异抗原基因家族的基因组组织。
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(83)90101-9
发表时间: 1983
影响因子: 1.5
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Parsons,M;Nelson,RG;Newport,G;Milhausen,M;Stuart,K;Agabian,N
通讯作者: Agabian,N
布氏锥虫中的 IsTat 1.3 VSG 多基因家族:通过多个抗原开关保留表达连锁副本。
DOI: 10.1093/nar/12.23.9051
发表时间: 1984
影响因子: 14.9
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Allison,J;Rothwell,V;Newport,G;Agabian,N;Stuart,K
通讯作者: Stuart,K
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DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(83)90100-7
发表时间: 1983
影响因子: 1.5
作者:
Milhausen,M;Nelson,RG;Parsons,M;Newport,G;Stuart,K;Agabian,N
通讯作者: Agabian,N