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Análise da atividade enzimática de quitotriosidase como um marcador para a malária vivax: abordagens bioquímicas e moleculares
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2010) CRUZ, Cleber Monteiro; SILVA, Luiz Carlos Santana da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6161491684526382
Chitotriosidase was the first described chitinase and its physiologic role is not entirely clear, although many studies have been showed its participation as a component of human immune response. A 24pb duplication on exon 10 of chit1 gene results on RNAm frameshift, leading to a 87 nucleotides deletion. This alteration generates a protein with no catalytic activity at all. This condition is called chitotriosidase deficiency and presents a frequency close to 6% of homozygosis duplication in different ethnical groups. Malaria is an amazon endemic parasitosis caused by protozoaries of genus Plasmodium and causes symptoms as fever, headache and vomit, which leads to a characteristic immune response. The objective of this study was to evaluate the chitotriosidase enzyme behavior in patients suffering of malaria in Pará state and to determine the frequency of 24pb duplication on chitotriosidase gene in a representative sample. Chitotriosidase measurement was made in 100 healthy individual and in 47 malarial patients. The molecular analysis of the 24pb duplication was realized in 100 volunteers trough a protocol which included DNA extraction techniques, PCR and 2,5% agarose gel visualization to verify normal fragments (normal homozygote: 195pb) and the 24pb duplication (mutant homozygote: 219pb; heterozygote: 219pb e 195pb). This study described at first time on scientific literature the chitotriosidase plasmatic levels increasing in patients suffering of malaria vivax compared to healthy individual. No association was observed between parasitemia and plasmatic chitotriosidase levels in malarial patients. Molecular analysis showed a frequency of 72% normal homozygotes, 24% heterozygotes and 4% mutant homozygotes to 24pb duplication. Allelic frequencies were around 84% to wild allele and 16% to mutant allele. No correlation was found between genotype and biochemical phenotype (represented by chitotriosidase levels) on control group.
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Proteína PR-4 de pimenteira-do-reino (piper nigrum l.): expressão heteróloga em sistema bacteriano e avaliação funcional
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-02-06) SILVA, Diehgo Tuloza da; SOUZA, Cláudia Regina Batista de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3633972375952822
Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are plant proteins that are induced in response to pathogen attack. PR proteins are grouped into 17 independent families, PR-1 to PR-17. Antifungal and enzymatic activities have been described for some of these proteins. Among them, the PR-4 family comprises class I and II of plant chitinases. cDNA clone that encode a PR-4 of the class II, designated as PnPR-4, was previously isolated, in others studies, from Piper nigrum L. (black pepper). This is an important crop for Brazil, mainly in Pará state, however its production has decreased because root rot (Fusariose) disease caused by fungus Fusarium solani f. sp. Piperis. In this study, PnPR-4 cDNA clone was used for production of the recombinant protein, named PnPR-4, by bacterial expression system. Open Read Frame (ORF) of the PnPR-4 protein, was amplified from the cDNA clone by PCR assays, then ORF was linked in the expression vector pET-29(a) and introduced, by eletroporation, into E. coli Rosetta (DE3). The production of target protein, in transformed cells, was induced by 1 mM IPTG, at 37°C for 5h. After production, enzymatic activity of recombinant PnPR-4 was evaluated by Detection of Chitinase Activity after Gel Electrophoresis Polyacrylamide. Activity was evaluated in pH: 5.0 and pH: 7.8 for showing the stability of the recombinant protein. Molecular mass of Recombinant protein, PnPR-4, was 13.5kDa, according with others PR-4 produced by heterologous expression in bacterial system. In assay of enzymatic activity, PnPR-4 presented chitinolytic activity, both in pH: 5.0 or 7.8. This is a characteristic of plant quitinases, activity in a broad range of pHs. Where, optimal activity occurs between pH: 3.0 and 5.0. For PnPR-4, the optimal pH was 5.0, however in pH: 7.8 the recombinant protein had activity, demonstrating the stability of enzyme. These results showing that bacterial system of heterologous expression is effective for production of the recombinant protein PnPR-4, that it is an enzyme with chitinolytic activity and highly stable. Thus, PnPR-4, is now, a new enzyme which can be used in plant biotechnology in the combat against plant's pathogenic fungi.