Sorting of trans-membrane proteins destined for the lysosome is achieved by selective inclusion into post-Golgi transport vesicles. In higher eukaryotes sorting may be mediated by a peptidic motif, principally acidic clusters and tyrosine- or dileucine-based cytoplasmic signals or by inclusion of mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) into the N-glycans of lysosomal proteins. In African trypanosomes a major...

We have previously detected two related murine nuclear proteins, p160 and p67, that can bind to the leucine zipper motif within the negative regulatory domain of the Myb transcription factor. We now describe the molecular cloning of cDNA corresponding to murine p160. The P160 gene is located on mouse chromosome 11, and related sequences are found on chromosomes 1 and 12. The predicted p160 prot...

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) can result from any from transduced CD34 progenitors from the p67 CGD patient were oxidase positive with the average level of corof four single gene defects involving the components of the superoxide (O2 ) generating phagocyte nicotinamide aderection per granulocyte of 85% of that seen with granulocytes in similar cultures of CD34 progenitors from normal nine...

p67(phox) is the paramount cytosolic regulator of the superoxide-generating Nox of phagocytes, by controlling the conformation of the catalytic component, Nox2. The initiating event of this process is a protein-protein interaction between p67(phox) and the part of Nox2 protruding into the cytosol, known as the dehydrogenase region. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize region(s...

Recently, we showed that cultured guinea pig gastric pit cells possess a phagocyte NADPH oxidase-like activity, which was up-regulated by Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide. We demonstrate here that these cells express all of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase components (gp91-, p22-, p67-, p47-, and p40-phoxes). Treatment with lipopolysaccharide increased the expression of gp91-, p22-, and p67-ph...

The NADPH oxidase of human monocytes is activated upon exposure to opsonized zymosan and a variety of other stimuli to catalyze the formation of superoxide anion. Assembly of the NADPH oxidase complex is believed to be a highly regulated process, and molecular mechanisms responsible for this regulation have yet to be fully elucidated. We have previously reported that cytosolic phospholipase A(2...

Theileria parva is an intracellular protozoan parasite that causes East Coast fever, a severe lymphoproliferative disease in cattle. Previous attempts to produce recombinant sporozoite surface antigen (p67) in bacterial or insect cells for vaccine purposes have not resulted in a correctly folded protein. Here, we report the expression of N- and C-terminal domains of p67 fused to the baculovirus...

p67 is a lysosomal type I membrane glycoprotein of Trypanosoma brucei. In procyclic stage cells p67 trafficks to the lysosome without modification, but in the bloodstream stage Golgi processing adds poly-N-acetyllactosamine to N-glycans. In both stages proteolytic fragmentation occurs in the lysosome, but turnover is approximately nine times faster in bloodstream cells. Trafficking of wildtype ...

The phagocyte NADPH oxidase generates superoxide for microbial killing, and includes a membrane-bound flavocytochrome b(558) and cytosolic p67(phox), p47(phox), and p40(phox) subunits that undergo membrane translocation upon cellular activation. The function of p40(phox), which binds p67(phox) in resting cells, is incompletely understood. Recent studies showed that phagocytosis-induced superoxi...