کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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10767659 | 1050794 | 2005 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Expression and characterization of human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum origin recognition complex subunit 1
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علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی
زیست شیمی
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چکیده انگلیسی
In eukaryotes, the origin recognition complex (ORC) is essential for the initiation of DNA replication. The largest subunit of this complex (ORC1) has a regulatory role in origin activation. Here we report the cloning and functional characterization of Plasmodium falciparum ORC1 homolog. Using immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy, we show here that PfORC1 is expressed in the nucleus during the late trophozoite and schizont stages where maximum amount of DNA replication takes place. Homology modelling of the carboxy terminal region of PfORC1 (781-1033) using Saccharomyces pombe Cdc6/Cdc18 homolog as a template reveals the presence of a similar AAA+ type nucleotide-binding fold. This region shows ATPase activity in vitro that is important for the origin activity. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of an individual ORC subunit that shows ATPase activity. These observations strongly suggest that PfORC1 might be involved in DNA replication initiation during the blood stage of the parasitic life cycle.
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Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 337, Issue 3, 25 November 2005, Pages 955-966
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 337, Issue 3, 25 November 2005, Pages 955-966
نویسندگان
Parul Mehra, Anup K. Biswas, Ashish Gupta, Samudrala Gourinath, Chetan E. Chitnis, Suman K. Dhar,