Polimorfismos del gen BoLA-DRB3.2* en ganado criollo colombiano

Objetivo Caracterizar el polimorfismo del gen BoLA-DRB3.2* en las razas bovinas criollas y colombianas. Materiales y métodos En 360 muestras de ADN de ocho razas bovinas criollas (Blanco Orejinegro, Casanareño, Costeño con Cuernos, Chino Santandereano, Caqueteño, Hartón del Valle, Romosinuano y San Martinero), dos razas sintéticas Colombianas (Lucerna y Velásquez) y dos razas foráneas (Brahman y Holstein) se evaluó el polimorfismo del gen BoLA-DRB3.2 mediante técnicas moleculares (PCR-RFLP); se calculó el número promedio de alelos (NPA), las frecuencias, la heterocigocidad esperada (He) y observada (Ho), el equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg, la estructura genética y los valores de FST y FIS. Resultados El NPA fue 14.6 ± 3.8 siendo Caqueteño la raza con mayor NPA (25) y el menor el Chino Santandereano (10). Se encontraron 41 alelos BoLA-DRB3.2* los más frecuentes fueron *28, *37, *24, *23, *20, *27, *8, *16, *39 (0.17, 0.11, 0.10, 0.09, 0.09, 0.07, 0.07 y 0.06 respectivamente). Se encontró alta diversidad genética (He = 0.878) con mayor valor en Caqueteño (0.96) y menor en San Martinero (0.81). Todas las razas se encontraron en equilibrio de Hardy-Weinberg, se encontraron valores altamente significativos de diferenciación genética (FST= 0.044) y de coeficiente de endogamia (FIS = 0.249). Conclusiones El ganado criollo colombiano posee alto polimorfismo del gen BoLA-DRB3.2* representado en los altos valores de NPA y diversidad genética.Objective To characterize BoLA-DRB3.2*gen polymorphism in Colombian Creole breeds. Materials and methods. Using 360 DNA samples from eight Creole bovine breeds (Blanco Orejinegro, Casanareño, Costeño con Cuernos, Chino Santandereano, Caqueteño, Hartón del Valle, Romosinuano and San Martinero), two synthetic Colombian breeds (Lucerna and Velásquez) and two introduced breeds (Brahmán and Holstein), polymorphism of BoLA-DRB3.2* was evaluated using molecular techniques (PCR-RFLP). Allele average number (AAN), expected (He) and observed (Ho) allele frequencies, heterozygosity, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HW), genetic structure and FST and FIS values were estimated. Results. AAN was 14.6 ± 3.8, Caqueteño breed displayed the highest AAN value (25) and Chino Santandereano the lowest (10). 41 alleles of BoLA-DRB3.2* were detected. The most frequent were *28, *37, *24, *23, *20, *27, *8, *16 and *39 (0.17, 0.11, 0.10, 0.09, 0.09, 0.07, 0.07 and 0.06 respectively). High genetic diversity was found (He=0.878) with the highest value for Caqueteño (0.96) and lowest for San Martinero (0.81). All breeds were in HW, and highly significant values of genetic differentiation (FST=0.044) and inbreeding coefficient (FIS=0.249) were found. Conclusions The Colombian Creole breeds have a high BoLA-DRB3.2*gen polymorphism represented by the high AAN and genetic diversity valuesInstituto de Genética Veterinari

Genomic diversity of burkholderia pseudomalleiIsolates, Colombia

We report an analysis of the genomic diversity of isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis, recovered in Colombia from routine surveillance during 2016–2017. B. pseudomallei appears genetically diverse, suggesting it is well established and has spread across the region

The Repetitive Cytoskeletal Protein H49 of Trypanosoma cruzi Is a Calpain-Like Protein Located at the Flagellum Attachment Zone

Background: Trypanosoma cruzi has a single flagellum attached to the cell body by a network of specialized cytoskeletal and membranous connections called the flagellum attachment zone. Previously, we isolated a DNA fragment (clone H49) which encodes tandemly arranged repeats of 68 amino acids associated with a high molecular weight cytoskeletal protein. in the current study, the genomic complexity of H49 and its relationships to the T. cruzi calpain-like cysteine peptidase family, comprising active calpains and calpain-like proteins, is addressed. Immunofluorescence analysis and biochemical fractionation were used to demonstrate the cellular location of H49 proteins.Methods and Findings: All of H49 repeats are associated with calpain-like sequences. Sequence analysis demonstrated that this protein, now termed H49/calpain, consists of an amino-terminal catalytic cysteine protease domain II, followed by a large region of 68-amino acid repeats tandemly arranged and a carboxy-terminal segment carrying the protease domains II and III. the H49/calpains can be classified as calpain-like proteins as the cysteine protease catalytic triad has been partially conserved in these proteins. the H49/calpains repeats share less than 60% identity with other calpain-like proteins in Leishmania and T. brucei, and there is no immunological cross reaction among them. It is suggested that the expansion of H49/calpain repeats only occurred in T. cruzi after separation of a T. cruzi ancestor from other trypanosomatid lineages. Immunofluorescence and immunoblotting experiments demonstrated that H49/calpain is located along the flagellum attachment zone adjacent to the cell body.Conclusions: H49/calpain contains large central region composed of 68-amino acid repeats tandemly arranged. They can be classified as calpain-like proteins as the cysteine protease catalytic triad is partially conserved in these proteins. H49/calpains could have a structural role, namely that of ensuring that the cell body remains attached to the flagellum by connecting the subpellicular microtubule array to it.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Beca Presidente de la Republica-ChileUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, Escola Paulista Med, São Paulo, BrazilUniv Antofagasta, Lab Bioquim, Dept Biomed, Antofagasta, ChileUniv Bandeirante São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilUniv Brasilia, Dept Biol Celular, Inst Biol, Brasilia, DF, BrazilFiocruz MS, Ctr Pesquisa Rene Rachou CPqRR, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Microbiol Imunol & Parasitol, Escola Paulista Med, São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc