Physical mapping and expression of gene families encoding the N-acetyl D-galactosamine adherence lectin of Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Ramakrishnan, Girija ^a   Ragland, Brian D ^a   Purdy, Jay E ^a   Mann, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030046915     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.356885.x     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Birren, B., and Lai, E. (1993) Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis: A Practical Guide. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
2. Bracha, R., and Mirelman, D. (1983) Adherence and ingestion of Escherichia coli serotype 055 by trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica. Infect Immun 40: 882-887.
3. Braga, L.L., Ninomiya, H., McCoy, J.J., Backer, S., Weidmer, T., Pham, C., Wood, S., Sims, P., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1992) Inhibition of the complement membrane attack complex by the galactose-specific adhesin of Entamoeba histolytica. J Clin Invest 90: 1131-1137.
4. Byers, T.J. (1986) Molecular biology of DNA in Acanthamoeba, Amoeba, Entamoeba, and Naegleria. Int Rev Cytol 99: 311-341.
5. Calderon, J., and Tovar, R. (1986) Loss or susceptiblity to complement lysis in Entamoeba histolytica. Immunology 58: 467-471.
6. Chadee, K., Petri, W.A., Jr, Innes, D.J., and Ravdin, J.I. (1987) Rat and human colonie mucins bind to and inhibit the adherence lectin of Entamoeba histolytica. J Clin Invest 80: 1245-1254.
7. Diamond, L.S., Harlow, D.R., and Cunnick, C. (1978) A new medium for axenic cultivation of Entamoeba histolytica and other Entamoeba. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 72: 431-432.
8. Frohman, M.A. (1990) RACE: rapid amplification of cDNA ends. In PCH Protocols. Innis, M.A., Gelfand, D.H., Sninsky, J.J., and White, T.J. (eds). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp. 28-38.
9. Ghadirian, E., and Meerovitch, E. (1979) Pathogenicity of axenically cultivated Entamoeba histolytica, strain 200:NIH, in the hamster. J Parasitol 65: 768-771.
10. Gillin, F., Hagbloom, P., Harwood, J., Aley, S.B., Reiner, D.S., McCaffery, M., Magdalene, S., and Guiney, D.G. (1990) Isolation and expression of the gene for a major surface protein of Giardia lamblia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 87: 4463-4467.
11. Kawasaki, E.S. (1990) Amplification of RNA. In PCR Protocols. Innis, M.A., Gelfand, D.H., Sninsky, J.J., and White, T.J. (eds). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp. 21-27.
12. Mann, B.J., Torian, B.E., Vedvick, T.S., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1991) Sequence of the cysteine-rich heavy subunit of the galactose lectin of Entamoeba histolytica. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88: 3248-3252.
13. Mann, B.J., Chung, C.Y., Dodson, J.M., Ashley, L.S., Braga, L.L., and Snodgrass, T.L. (1993) Neutralizing monoclonal antibody epitopes of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose adhesin map to the cysteine-rich extracellular domain of the 170-kilodalton subunit. Infect Immun 61: 1772-1778.
14. Mather, M.W. (1988) Base composition-independent hybridization in dried agarose gels: screening and recovery for cloning of genomic DNA fragments. Biotechniques 6: 444-447.
15. McCoy, J.J., Mann, B.J., Vedvick, T.S., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1993a) Sequence analysis of genes encoding the light subunit of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose-specific adhesin. Mol Biochem Parasitol 61: 325-328.
16. McCoy, J.J., Mann, B.J., Vedvick, T.S., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1993b) Structural analysis of the light subunit of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose-specific adherence lectin. J Biol Chem 268: 24223-24231.
17. McCoy, J.J., Mann, B.J., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1994a) Adherence and cytotoxicity of Entamoeba histolytica or how lectins let parasites stick around. Infect Immun 62: 3045-3050.
18. McCoy, J.J., Weaver, A.M., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1994b) Use of monoclonal anti-light subunit antibodies to study the structure and function of the Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc adherence lectin. Glycoconjugates J 11: 432-436.
19. Nickel, R., and Tannich, E. (1994) Transfection and transient expression of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91: 7095-7098.
20. Orozco, E., Guarneros, G., and Martinez-Palomo, A. (1983) Entamoeba histolytica: phagocytosis as a virulence factor. J Exp Med 158: 1511-1521.
21. Orozco, E., Rodriguez, M.A., and Hernandez, F.C. (1988) The role of phagocytosis in the pathogenic mechanism of Entamoeba histolytica. In Amebiasis: Human infection by Entamoeba histolytica. Ravdin, J.I. (ed.). New York: John Wiley, pp. 326-338.
22. Orozco, E., Baez-Camargo, M., Gamboa, L., Flores, E., Valdes, J., and Hernandez, F. (1993) Molecular karyotype of related clones of Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 59: 29-40.
23. Petri, W.A., Jr, Smith, R.D., Schlesinger, P.H., Murphy, C.F., and Ravdin, J.I. (1987) Isolation of the galactose binding lectin of Entamoeba histolytica. J Clin Invest 80: 1238-1244.
24. Petri, W.A., Jr, Chapman, M.D., Snodgrass, T.L., Mann, B.J., Broman, J., and Ravdin, J.I. (1989) Subunit structure of the galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-inhibitable adherence lectin of Entamoeba histolytica. J Biol Chem 264: 3007-3012.
25. Petter, R., Rozenblatt, S., Schechtman, D., Wellems, T.E., and Mirelman, D. (1993) Electrophoretic karyotype and chromosome assignments for a pathogenic and a nonpathogenic strain of Entamoeba histolytica. Infect Immun 61: 3574-3577.
26. Purdy, J.E., Mann, B.J., Shugart, E.C., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1993) Analysis of the gene family encoding the Entamoeba histolytica galactose-specific adhesin 170-kDa subunit. Mol Biochem Parasitol 62: 53-60.
27. Purdy, J.E., Mann, B.J., Pho, L.T., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1994) Transient transfection of the enteric parasite Entamoeba histolytica and expression of firefly luciferase. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91: 7099-7103.
28. Ravdin, J.I., and Guerrant, R.L. (1981) Role of adherence in cytopathic mechanisms of Entamoeba histolytica. Study with mammalian tissue culture cells and human erythrocytes. J Clin Invest 68: 1305-1313.
29. Saffer, L.D., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1991) Role of the galactose lectin of Entamoeba histolytica in adherence-dependent killing of mammalian-cells. Infect Immun 59: 4681-4683.
30. Tannich, E., Ebert, F., and Horstmann, R.D. (1991) Primary structure of the 170-kDa surface lectin of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88: 1849-1853.
31. Tannich, E., Ebert, F., and Horstmann, R.D. (1992) Molecular cloning of cDNA and genomic sequences coding for the 35-kilodalton subunit of the galactose-inhibitable lectin of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 55: 225-228.
32. Vines, R.R., Purdy, J.E., Ragland, B.D., Samuelson, J., Mann, B.J., and Petri, W.A., Jr (1995) Stable transfection of Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 71: 265-267.