Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is 1 of the most abundant and evolutionarily conserved proteins. In most species, Hsp90 is essential for proper cell function. In this study, we present the molecular analysis of Hsp90 from Eimeria species, the causative agents of avian coccidiosis. The full-length Eimeria acervulina Hsp90 complementary DNA was isolated from intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes of Eimeria-infected chickens. From evolutionary analysis and sequence identity, it is likely that Eimeria Hsp90 sequences described thus far encode the cytosolic versions of the protein. Although at the nucleotide and amino acid levels Eimeria tenella and E. acervulina Hsp90 are highly similar, their expression profiles differ considerably. Although E. tenella transcripts were detected in all developmental stages tested, E. acervulina transcripts were not found in oocysts undergoing sporulation or in fully sporulated oocysts, suggesting that messenger RNA expression may be regulated quite differently between Eimeria species.
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April 2005
MOLECULAR-CELL BIOLOGY|
April 01 2005
HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 GENES OF TWO SPECIES OF POULTRY EIMERIA: EXPRESSION AND EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS
K. B. Miska;
K. B. Miska
USDA-ARS, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 1042 BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. [email protected]
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R. H. Fetterer;
R. H. Fetterer
USDA-ARS, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 1042 BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. [email protected]
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W. Min;
W. Min
USDA-ARS, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 1042 BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. [email protected]
* Present address: Department of Animal Science, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-Dong, Sunchon City, Chonnam, 540-742 Korea
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H. S. Lillehoj
H. S. Lillehoj
USDA-ARS, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 1042 BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. [email protected]
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J Parasitol (2005) 91 (2): 300–306.
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K. B. Miska, R. H. Fetterer, W. Min, H. S. Lillehoj; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 GENES OF TWO SPECIES OF POULTRY EIMERIA: EXPRESSION AND EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS. J Parasitol 1 April 2005; 91 (2): 300–306. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-375R
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