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ArticleScientific reports2017

Plasmodium falciparum specific helicase 3 is nucleocytoplasmic protein and unwinds DNA duplex in 3' to 5' direction.

Manish Chauhan, Mohammed Tarique, Renu Tuteja

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manish ChauhanParasite Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P. O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
Mohammed TariqueParasite Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P. O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
Renu TutejaParasite Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P. O. Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India. renu@icgeb.res.in.
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for most dangerous and prevalent form of malaria. The emergence of multi drug resistant parasite hindered the prevention of malaria burden worldwide. Helicases are omnipresent enzymes, which play important role in nucleic acid metabolism and can be used as potential targets for development of novel therapeutics. The genome wide analysis of P. falciparum 3D7 strain revealed some novel parasite specific helicases, which are not present in human host. Here we report the detailed biochemical characterization of P. falciparum parasite specific helicase 3 (PfPSH3). The characteristic ATPase and helicase activities of PfPSH3 reside in its N-terminal region (PfPSH3N) as it contains all the conserved signature motifs whereas the C-terminal does not show any detectable biochemical activity. PfPSH3N also shows DNA helicase activity in the 3'-5' direction. The immunofluorescence microscopy results show that PSH3 is localized in nucleus as well as in cytoplasm during different stages such as trophozoite and early schizont stages of intraerythrocytic development. This report sets the foundation for further study of parasite specific helicases and will be helpful in understanding the parasite biology.

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DNA HelicasesMicroscopy, FluorescencePlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsDNA HelicasesProtozoan Proteins

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PMID29030567
PMCPMC5640622
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