Antisense inhibition of expression of cysteine proteinases does not affect Entamoeba histolytica cytopathic or haemolytic activity but inhibits phagocytosis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 777-785

  Ankri, Serge ^a   Stolarsky, Tamara ^a   Mirelman, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DITHIOTHREITOL; GELATINASE; HEMOGLOBIN HYDROXYLASE; MESSENGER RNA; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN BHK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TROPHOZOITE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERYTHROCYTES; GELATINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HEMOLYTIC PLAQUE TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RNA, ANTISENSE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031804283     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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