Lectin Binding of the Major Polar Tube Protein (PTP1) and its Role in Invasion

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 600-601

  Xu, Yanji ^a   Takvorian, Peter ^a,c   Cali, Ann ^c   Weiss, Louis M ^a,b  

^a Depts of Pathology and Medicine   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN; POLAR TUBE PROTEIN 1, ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENCEPHALITOZOON; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOGENICITY; PROTOZOAN SPORE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONCANAVALIN A; ENCEPHALITOZOON; LECTINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

ANIMALIA; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0346966113     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00644.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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