Charaterization of Leishmania major Friedlin Telomeric Terminus

Autor: Miguel Angel Chiurillo, José Luis Ramírez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 97, Iss 3, Pp 343-346 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000300011
Popis: Here we have characterized Leishmania major (Friedlin) telomeric terminus (the very end) using recombinants obtained by a vector-adaptor cloning protocol. As in L. donovani, the last nine nucleotides of L. major terminus are 5'-GGTTAGGGT-OH 3', differing from Trypanosoma cruzi and T. brucei terminus 5'GGGTTAGGG-OH 3', thus indicating that these sequences are genus specific. We have also made a comparative analysis between L. major and L. donovani telomere-associated sequences, and described a novel non-repeated telomeric associated sequence common to L. major low molecular weight chromosomal bands.
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