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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications2012

Purification, crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of Trypanosoma congolense insect-stage surface antigen (TcCISSA).

Michelle L Tonkin, Sean D Workman, Brett A Eyford, Bianca C Loveless, Jessica L Fudge, Terry W Pearson, Martin J Boulanger

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Michelle L TonkinDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Petch Building, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada.
Sean D Workman
Brett A Eyford
Bianca C Loveless
Jessica L Fudge
Terry W Pearson
Martin J Boulanger

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Abstract

Trypanosoma congolense is a major contributor to the vast socioeconomic devastation in sub-Saharan Africa caused by animal African trypanosomiasis. These protozoan parasites are transmitted between mammalian hosts by tsetse-fly vectors. A lack of understanding of the molecular basis of tsetse-trypanosome interactions stands as a barrier to the development of improved control strategies. Recently, a stage-specific T. congolense protein, T. congolense insect-stage surface antigen (TcCISSA), was identified that shows considerable sequence identity (>60%) to a previously identified T. brucei insect-stage surface molecule that plays a role in the maturation of infections. TcCISSA has multiple di-amino-acid and tri-amino-acid repeats in its extracellular domain, making it an especially interesting structure-function target. The predicted mature extracellular domain of TcCISSA was produced by recombinant DNA techniques, purified from Escherichia coli, crystallized and subjected to X-ray diffraction analysis; the data were processed to 2.7 Å resolution.

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AnimalsAntigens, SurfaceCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayInsect VectorsProtozoan ProteinsTrypanosoma congolenseTrypanosomiasis, AfricanX-Ray DiffractionAntigens, SurfaceProtozoan Proteins

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PMID23192033
PMCPMC3509974

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