The $ beta$-tubulin gene family of the parasitic nematode, Brugia pahangi consists of three to five $ beta$-tubulin sequences. Two genomic clones containing $ beta$-tubulin sequences were isolated and characterized. The $ beta$1-tubulin gene spans 3.8 kb, is organized into 9 exons and expresses an mRNA of 1.7 kb which codes for a protein of 448 amino acids. A partial nucleotide sequence of the second clone confirmed the isolation of a distinct $ beta$-tubulin sequence, $ beta$2-tubulin. The $ beta$1-tubulin transcript is found in microfilariae and adult worms, whereas the $ beta$2-tubulin transcript is predominant in male adult worms but absent from microfilariae. Results of this study also indicate that the maturation of the $ beta$1-tubulin message involves the acquisition of the conserved nematode 22-nucleotide splice leader sequence. Antipeptide IgGs raised against the divergent carboxy-terminal region of $ beta$1-tubulin recognize the same $ beta$-tubulin isoform pattern as a phylum cross-reactive monoclonal antibody. This result suggests that the $ beta$1-tubulin is highly represented in B. pahangi adults and microfilariae.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.70165 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Guénette, Suzanne |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Institute of Parasitology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001222338, proquestno: AAINN67509, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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