Cloning and expression of cystatin, a potent cysteine protease inhibitor from the gut of Haemonchus contortus

Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 371-378

  Newlands, G F J ^a   Skuce, P J ^a   Knox, D P ^a   Smith, W D ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystatin; Cysteine protease inhibitor; Gut membrane complex; Haemonchus contortus; Immunolocalization; Nematode parasite; Sheep; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; QUIL A; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INTESTINE CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VACCINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYSTATINS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FECES; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035080521     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001007302     Document Type: Article

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