1993
Developmental Life Cycle of Leishmania—Cultivation and Characterization of Cultured Extracellular Amastigotes1
PAN A, DUBOISE S, EPERON S, RIVAS L, HODGKINSON V, TRAUB‐CSEKO Y, MCMAHON‐PRATT D. Developmental Life Cycle of Leishmania—Cultivation and Characterization of Cultured Extracellular Amastigotes1. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1993, 40: 213-223. PMID: 8461895, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb04906.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPlethora of proteinsCultured amastigotesDevelopmental life cycleDevelopmental responsesDevelopmental regulationAxenic cultureAxenic linesAmastigote stageBiochemical evidenceLife cycleInfected macrophagesOrganismsEnvironmental parametersLeishmania promastigotesAmastigotesDevelopmental investigationsLeishmaniaProteinParasitesRegulationBiochemistryLinesLeishmania amastigotesCharacterizationLeishmania organisms
1991
Biochemical and molecular characterization ofLeishmania pifanoi amastigotes in continuous axenic culture
Rainey P, Spithill T, McMahon-Pratt D, Pan A. Biochemical and molecular characterization ofLeishmania pifanoi amastigotes in continuous axenic culture. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 1991, 49: 111-118. PMID: 1775152, DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(91)90134-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous axenic cultureSynthesis of DNAMolecular geneticsAdenine deaminaseAmastigote-like formsAxenic cultureAxenic mediumExcellent modelAxenic formsLeishmania pifanoiMetabolism of glucosePeroxidase activityAmastigote formsPromastigote formsAmastigotesCulture formsGenesGeneticsRNAProteinDNAReductaseRibonucleaseLinoleic acidPrevious demonstrationBiochemical characterization of the protective membrane glycoprotein GP46/M-2 of Leishmania amazonensis
Rivas L, Kahl L, Manson K, McMahon-Pratt D. Biochemical characterization of the protective membrane glycoprotein GP46/M-2 of Leishmania amazonensis. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 1991, 47: 235-243. PMID: 1719417, DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(91)90183-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGP46/MCarbohydrate side chainsDNA-derived protein sequenceLipid anchorSpecies-specific epitopesProtein sequencesSide chainsBiochemical characterizationLeishmania amazonensisProteinBiochemical featuresPolypeptide portionSurface membraneMonoclonal antibodiesPolypeptideAmazonensisMoleculesEpitopesAnchorsSequenceMembraneDigestionAntibodiesChainPromastigotes
1990
Development of a stable Leishmania expression vector and application to the study of parasite surface antigen genes.
LeBowitz J, Coburn C, McMahon-Pratt D, Beverley S. Development of a stable Leishmania expression vector and application to the study of parasite surface antigen genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 9736-9740. PMID: 2124701, PMCID: PMC55248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.24.9736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression vectorCis-acting elementsTrypanosomatid protozoan parasitesRNA editingSurface antigen geneMolecular paradigmProcessing eventsParasite proteinsGenetic analysisLeishmania expression vectorExpression sitesPathogenic speciesNormal transcriptMembrane glycoproteinsEscherichia coliGenesImmunoblot analysisProtozoan parasiteProteinAntigen geneColony assayLeishmania majorFamily membersL. amazonensisKilobases
1989
Flagellar Membrane and Paraxial Rod Proteins of Leishmania: Characterization Employing Monoclonal Antibodies
ISMACH R, CIANCI C, CAULFIELD J, LANGER P, HEIN A, McMAHON‐PRATT D. Flagellar Membrane and Paraxial Rod Proteins of Leishmania: Characterization Employing Monoclonal Antibodies. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1989, 36: 617-624. PMID: 2689639, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1989.tb01105.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoublet of proteinsImmunocytochemical electron microscopic studyIndirect immunofluorescence experimentsRod proteinsMonoclonal antibody fFlagellar membraneSingle proteinDifferent proteinsFlagellar tipImmunofluorescence experimentsFlagellaParaxial rodProteinMonoclonal antibodiesAntibody FElectron microscopic experimentsMembraneLeishmaniaElectron microscopic studyMoleculesDAMicroscopic experimentsMicroscopic studyMonoclonal antibody techniqueLocalized patchesAmastigote and epimastigote stage-specific components of Trypanosoma cruzi characterized by using monoclonal antibodies. Purification and molecular characterization of an 83-kilodalton amastigote protein.
Pan A, McMahon-Pratt D. Amastigote and epimastigote stage-specific components of Trypanosoma cruzi characterized by using monoclonal antibodies. Purification and molecular characterization of an 83-kilodalton amastigote protein. The Journal Of Immunology 1989, 143: 1001-8. PMID: 2501384, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.143.3.1001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue culture-derived trypomastigotesTrypanosoma cruziCruzi amastigotesPreliminary sequence dataStage-specific componentsCulture-derived trypomastigotesStage-specific monoclonal antibodiesSingle protein moleculesMembrane-enriched preparationsAmino acid compositionSequence dataEpimastigote membranesHuman chagasic seraStage differentiationAxenic cultureMolecular characterizationT. cruzi amastigotesEpimastigotesProtein moleculesProteinChagas diseaseMonoclonal antibodiesLeishmania speciesAcid compositionChagasic sera
1988
Intracellular signaling transduction in the differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi: role of cAMP.
Rangel-Aldao R, Triana F, Comach G, Abate T, Fernández V, McMahon-Pratt D. Intracellular signaling transduction in the differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi: role of cAMP. Biological Research 1988, 21: 403-8. PMID: 2855697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell differentiationCAMP-dependent protein kinaseTrypanosoma cruziTypes of proteinsTransformation of epimastigotesProtein kinaseMetacyclic trypomastigotesRole of cAMPIntracellular cAMP levelsT. cruziReceptor proteinEpimastigotesCruziDifferentiationMajor bandProteinCAMP levelsPolyclonal antibodiesSpecific activityRII antibodyCrude homogenatesTransductionKinaseCAMPNovel type
1987
Structural and antigenic characterization of a species- and promastigote-specific Leishmania mexicana amazonensis membrane protein.
Kahl L, McMahon-Pratt D. Structural and antigenic characterization of a species- and promastigote-specific Leishmania mexicana amazonensis membrane protein. The Journal Of Immunology 1987, 138: 1587-95. PMID: 3543130, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.138.5.1587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsHydrophobic probe 3Secondary protein structurePeptide mapping experimentsProtein structureComponent polypeptidesParasite membraneLimited proteolysisMolecular massMembrane glycoproteinsAmino acidsDisulfide bondingMapping experimentsProteinProteolytic digestionHydrophobic interactionsProbe 3Large fragmentsPeptide fragmentsPromastigote membraneEnzymic cleavageEnzymic digestionFragmentsAntigenic characterization
1983
Monoclonal antibodies specific for Leishmania tropica. I. Characterization of antigens associated with stage- and species-specific determinants.
Jaffe C, McMahon-Pratt D. Monoclonal antibodies specific for Leishmania tropica. I. Characterization of antigens associated with stage- and species-specific determinants. The Journal Of Immunology 1983, 131: 1987-93. PMID: 6194223, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.131.4.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies-specific determinantsPromastigote stageDifferent cell surface proteinsCell surface proteinsMonoclonal antibody bindsMembrane-enriched preparationsCell surface componentsL. tropica complexAdditional proteinsKilodalton proteinClone TTrypanosoma cruziSurface proteinsProteinMonoclonal antibodiesIntact promastigotesSurface componentsSolubilized 125IL. donovaniL. braziliensis braziliensisMajor promastigotesL. mexicana amazonensisPromastigotesI. CharacterizationCruzi