Migration through the extracellular matrix by the parasitic protozoan Leishmania is enhanced by surface metalloprotease gp63

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1008-1010

  McGwire, Bradford S ^a,b   Chang, Kwang Poo ^c   Engman, David M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP63; LAMININ; METALLOPROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRONECTINS; LAMININ; LEISHMANIA; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0037305054     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.2.1008-1010.2003     Document Type: Article

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