The Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase is a T cell-independent B cell mitogen and an inducer of non-specific Ig secretion

International Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-308

  Gao, Wenda ^a   Wortis, Henry H ^a   Pereira, Miercio A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruton's tyrosine kinase; Neuraminidase; Polyclonal B cell activator; Protozoa; Tandem repeats; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SIALIDASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HOST; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSITIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TANDEM REPEAT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; WILD TYPE; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0036195953     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/14.3.299     Document Type: Article

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