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J Biol Chem, Vol. 273, Issue 7, 3884-3887, February 13, 1998

Characterization of the Human Serum Trypanosome Toxin, Haptoglobin-related Protein

From the New York University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, New York, New York 10016

Haptoglobin-related protein (HPR) is a serum protein that is >90% homologous to the acute-phase reactant haptoglobin (Hp). Haptoglobin binds and removes free hemoglobin (Hb) from the circulation. Hpr levels are elevated with tumor progression in the serum of some cancer patients, but the relevance of this observation is not understood. HPR is an integral part of two distinct high molecular weight complexes (trypanosome lytic factor 1 (TLF1) and TLF2) that are lytic for the African parasite Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Previous data indicate that HPR represents the toxic component of both trypanosome lytic factors. It has been proposed that after uptake by the parasite, Hb bound to HPR causes lysis in a peroxidase-dependent process. We report that the molecular architecture of HPR in normal human serum is different from that of Hp and that HPR does not bind Hb in normal human serum. Immunodepletion of all detectable Hb from TLF1 does not deplete TLF1 of HPR or trypanolytic activity, suggesting that the mechanism of parasite lysis is Hb-independent.

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