Molecular cloning and characterisation of a putative aspartate proteinase associated with a gut membrane protein complex from adult Haemonchus contortus

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-72

  Longbottom, David ^a   Redmond, Diane L ^a   Russell, Mary ^a   Liddell, Susan ^a   Smith, W David ^a   Knox, David P ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspartyl proteinase; Gut expression; H gal GP; Haemonchus contortus; Pepsinogen

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPSINOGENS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030875082     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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