Identification and characterization of a small heat shock protein 17.9-CII gene from faba bean (Vicia faba L.)

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritesh Kumar ◽  
Dhruv Lavania ◽  
Amit Kumar Singh ◽  
Manisha Negi ◽  
Manzer H. Siddiqui ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 1990-1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. de Miguel ◽  
P. C. Echeverria ◽  
S. O. Angel

ABSTRACT The results of this study describe the identification and characterization of the Toxoplasma gondii α-crystallin/small heat shock protein (sHsp) family. By database (www.toxodb.org ) search, five parasite sHsps (Hsp20, Hsp21, Hsp28, Hsp29, and the previously characterized Hsp30/Bag1) were identified. As expected, they share the homologous α-crystallin domain, which is the key characteristic of sHsps. However, the N-terminal segment of each protein contains unique characteristics in size and sequence. Most T. gondii sHsps are constitutively expressed in tachyzoites and fully differentiated bradyzoites, with the exception of Hsp30/Bag1. Interestingly, by subcellular localization we observed that T. gondii sHsps are located in different compartments. Hsp20 is located at the apical end of the cell, Hsp28 is located inside the mitochondrion, Hsp29 showed a membrane-associated labeling, and Hsp21 appeared throughout the cytosol of the parasites. These particular differences in the immunostaining patterns suggest that their targets and functions might be different.


2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 3595-3602
Author(s):  
Yiman Qi ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Haopeng Yu ◽  
Guoqiang Zhang ◽  
Mingtao Fan

2008 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estrella Montero ◽  
Marilis Rodriguez ◽  
Luis-Miguel Gonzalez ◽  
Cheryl A. Lobo

2006 ◽  
Vol 141 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changle Ma ◽  
Martin Haslbeck ◽  
Lavanya Babujee ◽  
Olaf Jahn ◽  
Sigrun Reumann

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