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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The presence of actin in Leishmania has recently been demonstrated, but the functional form of this protein (filamentous actin) has not yet been identified. We report here that the putative coronin homologue identified in the Leishmania genome is invariably associated with the filament-like structures of actin in Leishmania promastigotes. The occurrence of filamentous structures is significantly increased upon overexpression of Leishmania coronin as its GFP fusion product in Leishmania cells. However, expression of Leishmania actin or coronin alone in mammalian cells does not result in formation of any filament-like structures of Leishmania actin or association of Leishmania coronin with mammalian filamentous actin, but coexpression of both the proteins in these cells leads to formation of filamentous structures containing Leishmania actin and coronin. The high specificity of Leishmania coronin for Leishmania actin could be attributed to its unique structure as it differs from other coronins not only in the unique region but also in the actin-binding site and leucine zipper motif. These results taken together indicate that Leishmania contains a novel form of coronin which colocalizes with actin in filament-like structures in these cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0166-6851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
143
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Actin Cytoskeleton, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-DNA, Protozoan, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Leishmania, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Leishmania donovani, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Leishmania major, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Microfilament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Microscopy, Immunoelectron, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Protozoan Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:16024104-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel homologue of coronin colocalizes with actin in filament-like structures in Leishmania.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't