Molecular characterization and expression of the MYND-ZF gene from Clonorchis sinensis

Parasitol Res. 2010 Oct;107(5):1249-55. doi: 10.1007/s00436-010-1995-7. Epub 2010 Aug 3.

Abstract

The MYND-type zinc finger protein (MYND-ZF) is a large group of proteins containing the MYND domain which play an important role in protein-protein interactions. A cDNA clone encoding a novel MYND-ZF was isolated and identified from a Clonorchis sinensis (C. sinensis) adult cDNA library. The open reading frame of this novel cDNA sequence contains 1,440 base pairs with a putative protein of 479 amino acids showing a high homology with the MYND-ZF identified from other species. Recombinant CsMYND-ZF was expressed and purified from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). CsMYND-ZF transcripts were detected in the cDNA of adult worms and metacercariae but not in eggs of C. sinensis. Immunohistochemistry results revealed that CsMYND-ZF was deposited at the tegument of adult worms and metacercariae C. sinensis using anti-recombinant CsMYND-ZF serum. These findings may contribute to the development of a reliable diagnostic method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Clonorchis sinensis / chemistry
  • Clonorchis sinensis / genetics*
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • DNA, Complementary / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Helminth / genetics
  • DNA, Helminth / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Gene Expression
  • Helminth Proteins / analysis
  • Helminth Proteins / genetics*
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Zinc Fingers / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • DNA, Helminth
  • Helminth Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins