Antisense inhibition of expression of the light subunit (35 kDa) of the Gal/GalNac lectin complex inhibits Entamoeba histolytica virulence

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 327-337

  Ankri, Serge ^a   Padilla Vaca, Felipe ^a   Stolarsky, Tamara ^a   Koole, Lucy ^a   Katz, Uriel ^a   Mirelman, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; LECTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HAMSTER; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; LECTINS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0033058662     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01476.x     Document Type: Article

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