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Localization of a Mg 2+ ‐Activated ATPase in the Plasma Membrane of Trypanosoma cruzi 1
Author(s) -
MEIRELLES M. N. L.,
SOUZA W. DE
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1984.tb04302.x
Subject(s) - trypanosoma cruzi , atpase , oligomycin , incubation , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , membrane , enzyme assay , ouabain , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , parasite hosting , sodium , organic chemistry , world wide web , computer science
The Wachstein and Meisel incubation medium was used to detect ATPase activity in epimastigote, spheromastigote (amastigote), and bloodstream trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi . Reaction product, indicative of enzyme activity, was associated with the plasma membrane covering the cell body and the flagellum of the parasite. No reaction product was found in the portion of the plasma membrane lining the flagellar pocket. The plasma membrane‐associated ATPase activity was not inhibited by ouabain or oligomycin, was detected in incubation medium without K + , was inhibited by prolonged glutaraldehyde fixation, and its activity was diminished when Mg 2+ was omitted from the incubation medium. The Ernst medium was used to detect Na + ‐K + ‐ATPase activity in T. cruzi . No reaction product indicative of the presence of this enzyme was detected. Reaction product indicative of 5'‐nucleotidase was not detected in T. cruzi . Acid phosphatase activity was detected in lysosomes. These results indicate that a Mg 2+ ‐activated ATPase is present in the plasma membrane of T. cruzi and that it can be used as an enzyme marker, provided that the mitochondrial and flagellar ATPases are inhibited, to assess the purity of plasma membrane fractions isolated from this parasite.

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