| Literature DB >> 24681203 |
Simone Calderano1, Patricia Godoy2, Daiane Soares1, Osvaldo Augusto Sant'Anna3, Sergio Schenkman4, M Carolina Elias5.
Abstract
Trypanosoma cruzi alternates between replicative and non-replicative stages. We analyzed the expression of components of the pre-replication machinery TcORC1/CDC6 and TcMCM7 and their interaction with DNA in all T. cruzi stages. TcORC1/CDC6 remains in the nuclear space during all stages of the life cycle and interacts with DNA in the replicative stages; however, it does not bind to DNA in the non-replicative forms. Moreover, TcMCM7 is not present in the non-replicative stages. These data suggest that the lacking of DNA replication during the T. cruzi life cycle may be a consequence of the blocking of TcORC1/CDC6-DNA interaction and of the down regulation of the TcMCM7 expression.Entities:
Keywords: DNA replication; MCM7; ORC1/CDC6; Trypanosoma cruzi
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24681203 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2014.03.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biochem Parasitol ISSN: 0166-6851 Impact factor: 1.759