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cei se aisló med<strong>in</strong>ate métodos estándar15 . Seguidamente,<br />

se realizó la PCR utilizando ADN<br />

<strong>de</strong>l genoma <strong>de</strong> T. brucei como plantilla y oligonucleótidos<br />

P1Tb5 (5´CAAGGATCCA-<br />

AACATG ATG ATGATCGAGGTGCAAC3´) ATG<br />

y P1Tb3<br />

(5´TCTCTAGAATTTGCCCTCTA CTA CTACCCA-<br />

CTA<br />

CGACCG 3’), que se encuentran, respectivamente,<br />

al pr<strong>in</strong>cipio y al f<strong>in</strong>al <strong>de</strong>l gen codificante<br />

para la proteína PFR3 <strong>de</strong> T. brucei y<br />

contienen respectivamente los codones <strong>de</strong> <strong>in</strong>icio<br />

y parada (letras en negrita). El fragmento <strong>de</strong><br />

ADN amplificado se aisló y se caracterizó<br />

mediante el mapa <strong>de</strong> restricción y secuenciación<br />

tras su clonaje en el vector pGEM-T<br />

(Promega).<br />

Análisis Análisis Análisis Análisis Análisis Northern Northern Northern Northern Northern blot: blot: blot: blot: blot: El ARN total <strong>de</strong><br />

T. brucei se aisló mediante reactivo TRIzolR (Invitrogene). Se fraccionaron por tamaño 5<br />

µg <strong>de</strong>l ARN total en gel <strong>de</strong> agarosa-formal<strong>de</strong>hído<br />

al 1% y se transfirieron a una membrana<br />

<strong>de</strong> Z-probe (BioRad) mediante una solución<br />

<strong>de</strong> NaOH <strong>de</strong> 50 mM. Se amplificó mediante<br />

PCR un fragmento <strong>de</strong> ADN <strong>de</strong> 1,063 kb<br />

correspondiente a los nucleótidos 418 a 1481<br />

<strong>de</strong>l gen PFR3 <strong>de</strong> T. brucei, se marcó radiactivamente<br />

con [a-32P] dCTP (Fe<strong>in</strong>berg, 1983)<br />

y se empleó como sonda. Como control <strong>in</strong>terno<br />

se utilizó la sonda 18S, correspondiente a<br />

un fragmento <strong>de</strong> ADN <strong>de</strong> la subunidad pequeña<br />

<strong>de</strong> ARNr <strong>de</strong> T. cruzi 18S (Marañon et<br />

al. 1998). La hibridadción para el <strong>análisis</strong> <strong>de</strong>l<br />

nivel <strong>de</strong> expresión <strong>de</strong> los ARNs correspondientes<br />

se realizó durante 16 horas 42 ºC y<br />

37 ºC con, respectivamente, la sonda homóloga<br />

y heteróloga en formamida al 50% (v/v),<br />

5x SSC (1x SSC es 0,15M NaCl/0,015 M citrato<br />

sódico, pH 7.0), 0,2% SDS, 1x Denhart´s,<br />

0,05 M Na HPO /NaH PO tampón y 0,25mg<br />

2 4 2 4<br />

ml-1 <strong>de</strong> ADN <strong>de</strong> esperma <strong>de</strong> arenque. Se realizaron<br />

cuatro lavados tras la hibridación en<br />

2x SSC/0,1 % SDS a temperatura ambiente<br />

durante 5 m<strong>in</strong>utos y en 0,1x SSC/0,1% SDS<br />

(p/v) a 55 ºC durante 30 m<strong>in</strong>utos.<br />

3. RESULTADOS Y DISCUSIÓN<br />

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PFR3 PFR3 <strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> T. T. T. T. T. brucei: brucei brucei brucei brucei Se realizó un <strong>análisis</strong><br />

BLAST <strong>de</strong> la base <strong>de</strong> datos <strong>de</strong> T. brucei <strong>de</strong>l<br />

NCBI utilizando como sonda la región <strong>de</strong><br />

Ars Pharm 2005; 46 (1): 73-84.<br />

MORELL M, GARCÍA-PÉREZ JL, THOMAS MC, LÓPEZ MC<br />

Northern Northern Northern Northern Northern blot blot blot blot blot analysis: analysis: analysis: analysis: analysis: T. brucei total<br />

RNA was isolated by TRIzolR reagent (Invitrogene).<br />

5 µg of total RNA were size-fractionated<br />

on 1% agarose/formal<strong>de</strong>hy<strong>de</strong> gel and<br />

transferred to Z-probe membrane (BioRad)<br />

us<strong>in</strong>g a 50 mM NaOH solution. A 1,063 kb<br />

DNA fragment mapp<strong>in</strong>g from nucleoti<strong>de</strong>s 418<br />

to 1481 of T. brucei PFR3-like cod<strong>in</strong>g sequence<br />

was PCR amplified, [a-32P] dCTP random labeled<br />

(Fe<strong>in</strong>berg, 1983) and employed as a<br />

probe. The probe 18S, a DNA fragment cod<strong>in</strong>g<br />

for the T. cruzi 18S small subunit rRNA<br />

(Marañon et al. 1998) was used as <strong>in</strong>ternal<br />

control. Hybridization for RNA analysis was<br />

carried out overnight at 42ºC and 37ºC with,<br />

respectively, the homologous and heterologous<br />

probe <strong>in</strong> 50% (v/v) formami<strong>de</strong>, 5x SSC (1x<br />

SSC is 0.15M NaCl/0.015 M sodium citrate,<br />

pH 7.0), 0.2% SDS, 1x Denhart´s, 0.05 M<br />

Na HPO /NaH PO buffer and 0.25mg ml 2 4 2 4 -1 of<br />

herr<strong>in</strong>g sperm DNA. Post-hybridization washes<br />

were performed four times <strong>in</strong> 2x SSC/0.1<br />

% SDS at room temperature for 5 m<strong>in</strong>utes and<br />

<strong>in</strong> 0.1x SSC/0.1% SDS (w/v) at 55º C for 30<br />

m<strong>in</strong>utes.<br />

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION<br />

T. T. T. T. T. brucei brucei brucei brucei brucei PFR3 PFR3 database database database search: search search<br />

search BLAST<br />

analysis at NCBI was performed aga<strong>in</strong>st T.<br />

brucei database us<strong>in</strong>g the 1.787 kb cod<strong>in</strong>g<br />

region from T. cruzi PFR3 prote<strong>in</strong> (TcPFR3)<br />

prote<strong>in</strong> (accession co<strong>de</strong> AF004380) as a probe.<br />

It revealed the existence of a 0.647 kb<br />

genomic sequence (accession co<strong>de</strong> AQ950221,<br />

GSS-1190236) which, at nucleoti<strong>de</strong> level, share<br />

69% i<strong>de</strong>ntity over 560 bp with T. cruzi PFR3<br />

(see figure 1A, grey l<strong>in</strong>e). The <strong>de</strong>duced am<strong>in</strong>o<br />

acid sequence from GS-1190236<br />

(AQ950221) shares 72% i<strong>de</strong>ntity with the<br />

<strong>de</strong>duced am<strong>in</strong>o acid sequence of TcPFR3 prote<strong>in</strong>,<br />

and spans from am<strong>in</strong>o acid 586 to 645.<br />

However, it only presents 19% of i<strong>de</strong>ntity with<br />

T. brucei PFR A/B prote<strong>in</strong>s (figure not shown).<br />

In or<strong>de</strong>r to isolate the PFR3 gene by extend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the known sequence towards the 5´ and<br />

3´ ends, BLAST search was redone aga<strong>in</strong>st T.<br />

brucei database us<strong>in</strong>g GS-1190236 as query<br />

sequence (scheme represented <strong>in</strong> figure 1A).<br />

At this step, only retrieved sequences shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />

more than 99% i<strong>de</strong>ntity with the employed

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