The toxoplasma gondii protein MIC3 requires pro-peptide cleavage and dimerization to function as adhesin

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2526-2536

  Cérède, Odile ^a   Dubremetz, Jean François ^a   Bout, Daniel ^a   Lebrun, Maryse ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Apicomplexa; Dimerization; Microneme; Pro peptide

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; MICRONEMAL PROTEIN 3; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; DIMERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; BIOTINYLATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHITIN; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; LECTINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSOMES; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OPEN READING FRAMES; PEPTIDES; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA; TRANSFECTION;

APICOMPLEXA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0037013918     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/21.11.2526     Document Type: Article

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