Characterization of an alpha-tubulin gene of Cryptosporidium parvum

Authors
Bonafonte, MT Garmon, D Mead, JR
Citation
Mt. Bonafonte et al., Characterization of an alpha-tubulin gene of Cryptosporidium parvum, J EUKAR MIC, 46(5), 1999, pp. 545-547
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
10665234 → ACNP
Volume
46
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
545 - 547
Database
ISI
SICI code
1066-5234(199909/10)46:5<545:COAAGO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A gene encoding an alpha-tubulin of Cryptosporidium parvum was isolated and characterized. It had no introns, and encoded a 441-amino acid protein who se predicted ORF represented a typical alpha-tubulin protein with a MW of 5 0.5 kDa. This tubulin had an amino acid sequence similarity with Apicomplex a Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii higher than 88% and shared a number of conserved motifs.