Journal article
Entamoeba histolytica Encodes a Highly Divergent β‐Tubulin
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology, v 43(1), pp 31-34
Jan 1996
PMID: 8563707
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Abstract
The microtubules of the amitochondrial parasite Entamoeba histolytica are atypical in certain respects. Consistent with this, we report that E. histolytica encodes the most divergent β‐tubulin identified to date, with only 54% to 58% identity to β‐tubulins from various species. A similarly divergent β‐tubulin is encoded by the related Entamoeba invadens; single gene copies appear to be present in both organisms. The Entamoeba sequences were compared with a database of 101 β‐tubulins, including the highly divergent sequence from another amitochondrial protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis. A total of 81 residues were universally conserved, and 76 residues varied only once. Correlations with previous studies indicate that microtubule function is altered when most, but not all, conserved residues are mutated.
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- Title
- Entamoeba histolytica Encodes a Highly Divergent β‐Tubulin
- Creators
- SANTOSH K KATIYARTHOMAS D EDLIND
- Publication Details
- The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology, v 43(1), pp 31-34
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford, UK
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996TR26300005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030060536
- Other Identifier
- 991014878277704721
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