Molecular cloning and functional expression of a cDNA encoding the major endoplasmic reticulum-associated calcium-binding protein, calreticulin, from Philippine strain Schistosoma japonicum

Parasitology International

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-46

  McManus, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium binding protein; Calreticulin; Philippine strain; Schistosoma japonicum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETICULIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CALRETICULIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHILIPPINES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033103497     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(98)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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