Cloning and expression of a membrane antigen of Entamoeba histolytica possessing multiple tandem repeats.
AUTOR(ES)
Stanley, S L
RESUMO
Entamoeba histolytica causes amebic dysentery and amebic liver abscess, major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We have used differential hybridization screening to isolate an E. histolytica-specific cDNA clone. The cDNA was found to encode a serine-rich E. histolytica protein (SREHP) containing multiple tandem repeats. The structural motif of SREHP resembles some of the repetitive antigens of malarial species, especially the circumsporozoite proteins. A recombinant trpE fusion protein containing the tandem repeats of SREHP was recognized by immune serum from a patient with amebiasis, demonstrating that SREHP is a naturally immunogenic protein. An antiserum raised against the recombinant fusion protein specifically bound to two distinct bands with apparent molecular masses of 46 and 52 kDa in a crude preparation of E. histolytica trophozoite membranes. This antiserum also inhibited E. histolytica trophozoite adhesion to Chinese hamster ovary cells in vitro. The ability to isolate E. histolytica-specific genes, and to express those genes in Escherichia coli, may be important in studying the molecular basis of E. histolytica pathogenesis and for the future development of vaccines.
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