Molecular cloning and characterization of the immunologically protective surface glycoprotein GP46/M-2 of Leishmania amazonensis.
Lohman K, Langer P, McMahon-Pratt D. Molecular cloning and characterization of the immunologically protective surface glycoprotein GP46/M-2 of Leishmania amazonensis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 8393-8397. PMID: 2236047, PMCID: PMC54962, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.21.8393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGP46/MDNA sequence dataHydrophobic leader peptideCarboxyl-terminal domainMetal-binding motifGlycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchorAmino-terminal portionProtozoan Leishmania amazonensisSouthern blot analysisGene familyMature proteinPutative attachment siteMolecular cloningProtein comprisesRepetitive sequencesSequence dataCarboxyl terminusCysteine residuesProtein sequencesLeader peptideMembrane locationBinding motifLeishmania amazonensisMembrane glycoproteinsBlot analysis