Characterization of uracil-DNA glycosylase activity from Trypanosoma cruzi and its stimulation by AP endonuclease
AUTOR(ES)
Fárez-Vidal, M. Esther
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
The intracellular pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas’ disease. We have isolated a full-length cDNA encoding uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDGase), a key enzyme involved in DNA repair, from this organism. The deduced protein sequence is highly conserved at the C-terminus of the molecule and shares key residues involved in binding or catalysis with most of the UDGases described so far, while the N-terminal part is highly variable. The gene is single copy and is located on a chromosome of ∼1.9 Mb. A His-tagged recombinant protein was overexpressed, purified and used to raise polyclonal antibodies. Western blot analysis revealed the existence of a single UDGase species in parasite extracts. Using a specific ethidium bromide fluorescence assay, recombinant T.cruzi UDGase was shown to specifically excise uracil from DNA. The addition of both Leishmania major AP endonuclease and exonuclease III, the major AP endonuclease from Escherichia coli, produces stimulation of UDGase activity. This activation is specific for AP endonuclease and suggests functional communication between the two enzymes.
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