Molecular cloning, biochemical and structural analysis of elongation factor-1 alpha from Leishmania donovani: comparison with the mammalian homologue.

The Src-homology 2 domain containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-1 (SHP-1) is involved in the pathogenesis of infection with Leishmania. Recently, we identified elongation factor-1 alpha (EF-1 alpha) from Leishmania donovani as a SHP-1 binding and activating protein [J. Biol.