Engineering and expression of a full length cDNA encoding Schistosoma japonicum paramyosin: Purification of the recombinant protein and its recognition by infected patient sera

Acta Tropica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-115

  Kalinna, Bernd H ^a   Becker, Marion M ^a   McManus, Donald P ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian schistosomiasis; expression; gene cloning; paramyosin; Philippine Schistosoma japonicum; vaccine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PARAMYOSIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 0030978008     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00657-8     Document Type: Article

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