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Matin A, Khan NA: Demonstration and partial characterization of ecto-ATPase in Balamuthia mandrillaris and its possible role in the host-cell interactions. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2008 Oct;47(4):348-54.
AIMS: To investigate the presence and partial characterization of ecto-ATPase in Balamuthia mandrillaris. METHODS AND RESULTS: In vitro assays were used to demonstrate that live B. mandrillaris hydrolyses extracellular AtP. Using nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, B. mandrillaris exhibited a single ecto-ATPase band of molecular mass of more than 545 kDa. This ecto-ATPase was insensitive to ouabain, levamisole, sodium azide and sodium orthovanadate but stimulated by MgCl2. The ecto-ATPase was heat stable, but labile to detergent, sodium dodecyl sulphate. Suramin, an antagonist of P2 purinoreceptors and an inhibitor of some ecto-ATPases, inhibited B. mandrillaris binding to and cytotoxicity of HBMEC (human brain microvascular endothelial cello), in vitro. CONCLUSIONS: For the first time, we describe that live B. mandrillaris hydrolyses extracellular ATP and exhibits a > 545kDa ecto-ATPase. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This surface enzyme may play a role in the salvage of purines from the extracellular medium and may be important for the pathogenesis of B. mandrillaris. |
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