Table 2. Proteins detected by proteomic analysis and Silver Nitrate Staining.
Title | Isolate code and spot number (SSP) | Mascot Score | MS Coverage | Protein MW | Method | Accession | pI-Value |
Heat shock 70 kDa protein - L. donovani | H2/4719 | 108 | 27 | 71410 | Tryptic Mass MALDI TOF | HSP70_LEIDO | 5,2 |
Heat shock 70 kDa - related protein 1, mitochondrial precursor –L. infantum | D3/3719 | 207 | 47 | 68915 | Tryptic Mass MALDI TOF | HSP71_LEIMA | 5,4 |
Heat shock 70 kDa - related protein 1, mitochondrial precursor –L. infantum | D3/4716 | 154 | 35 | 68915 | Tryptic Mass MALDI TOF | HSP71_LEIMA | 5,4 |
Putative uncharacterized protein - L. infantum | D3/5218 | 135 | 56 | 36576 | Tryptic Mass MALDI TOF | A4HXA8_LEIIN | 5,6 |
Of the 1208 protein spots detected, 6 appeared to represent significantly different proteins between the two groups of parasites. Of those, 4 were detected only in the “resistant” isolates (H2, D3) and 2 in both groups but over-expressed in the “resistant” isolates (p<0.05).