Protease activity and host cell binding of the 42-kDa rhoptry protein from Toxoplasma gondii after secretion

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 287, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 630-635

  Ahn, Hye Jin ^a   Song, Kyoung Ju ^b   Son, Eui Sun ^a   Shin, Jong Chul ^b   Nam, Ho Woo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Entry; Excretory secretory proteins; Host cell binding; Rhoptry; Serine protease; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID; GELATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RHOPTRY PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WESTERN BLOTTING;

NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0035964868     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5637     Document Type: Article

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