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To begin to characterize the components of the 20S proteasome of Giardia lamblia, we have cloned a genomic sequence encoding an α-chain (type α3/C9, predicted size 244 amino acid residues). Southern analysis indicated that a single gene codes for this protein, and a Northern blot exhibited a single signal at 850 nt. An antiserum against a C-terminal fragment of the α-chain expressed in Escherichia coli reacted with a single protein band of M r 27,000 that was present at constant levels in trophozoites and encysting cells. On a 2D blot of the purified 20S proteasome, we identified the crossreacting component as a single protein of IEP 6.0, in agreement with the IEP predicted by the coding sequence. Our data confirm that the G. lamblia 20S proteasome is typically eukaryotic in containing a set of diverged α-subunits.
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Received: 3 June 2000 / Accepted: 13 September 2000
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Emmerlich, V., Scholze, H., Gillin, F. et al. Characterization of a proteasome α-chain from Giardia lamblia . Parasitol Res 87, 112–115 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360000332
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360000332