Identification of end-binding 1 (EB1) interacting proteins in Giardia lamblia

Parasitol Res. 2010 Feb;106(3):723-8. doi: 10.1007/s00436-009-1687-3. Epub 2009 Dec 2.

Abstract

Yeast two-hybrid assays using the end-binding 1 (EB1) protein of Giardia lamblia as bait led to the isolation of four independent clones encoding gamma-giardin, a neurogenic Notch-like protein, and two hypothetical proteins. Interactions between EB1 and the isolated proteins were confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation of in vitro-synthesized candidate proteins and EB1. Localization of these isolated proteins in G. lamblia was examined by immunofluorescence assays, indicating that they were predominantly present in cytoskeletal structures of G. lamblia. These results suggest that EB1 protein functions via interaction with the cytoskeletal components of G. lamblia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism
  • Cytoskeleton / chemistry
  • Giardia lamblia / chemistry
  • Giardia lamblia / physiology*
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Mapping*
  • Protozoan Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Protozoan Proteins / metabolism*
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Substances

  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • EB1 microtubule binding proteins
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • giardin protein, Giardia lamblia