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Identification of midgut trypanolysin and trypanoagglutinin in Glossina palpalis sspp. (Diptera: Glossinidae).

A midgut trypanolysin and an agglutinin from Glossina palpalis subspecies were isolated and partially characterized using anion-exchange chromatography and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. FPLC fractions of midgut extracts of Glossina palpalis palpalis caused agglutination and lysis of two trypanosome species (Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei), although Glossina palpalis gambiensis caused only agglutination. The trypanolysin and agglutinin were active only in the posterior midguts, were heat labile above 50 degrees C, had a periodic cycle of 'activity' in response to bloodmeal intake and were not affected by protease inhibitors or trypsin but were inactivated by pronase. The lytic substance contained two proteins with approximate molecular weights (Mr) of 12,000 and 10,000 Da respectively. The agglutinin had an approximate Mr of 67,000 Da. Gamma-irradiation of the two subspecies caused a temporary inhibition of trypanolytic and agglutinin activities in midgut extracts.[1]

References

  1. Identification of midgut trypanolysin and trypanoagglutinin in Glossina palpalis sspp. (Diptera: Glossinidae). Stiles, J.K., Ingram, G.A., Wallbanks, K.R., Molyneux, D.H., Maudlin, I., Welburn, S. Parasitology (1990) [Pubmed]
 
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