An in vitro system from Plasmodium falciparum active in endogenous mRNA translation

被引:6
作者
Ferreras, A [1 ]
Triana, L [1 ]
Correia, H [1 ]
Sánchez, E [1 ]
Herrera, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Carabobo Nucl Aragua, Fac Ciencias Salud, Ctr Invest Biomed, Maracay, Edo Aragua, Venezuela
来源
MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ | 2000年 / 95卷 / 02期
关键词
Plasmodium falciparum; protein synthesis; cell free translation; parasite lysate;
D O I
10.1590/S0074-02762000000200017
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
An in vitro translation system has been prepared from Plasmodium falciparum by saponin lysis of infected-erythrocytes to free parasites which were homogeneized with glass beads, centrifuged to obtain a S-30 fraction followed by Sephadex G-25 gel filtration. This treatment produced a system with very low contamination of host proteins (<1%). The system, optimized for Mg2+ and K+, translates endogenous mRNA and is active for 80 min which suggests that their protein factors and mRNA are quite stable.
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页码:231 / 235
页数:5
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