Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of a serine proteinase inhibitor gene from Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-162

  Riahi, Yael ^a   Siman Tov, Rama ^a   Ankri, Serge ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cathepsin G; Entamoeba histolytica; Human neutrophils; Serine proteinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CATHEPSIN G; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RAT; TROPHOZOITE;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0348048788     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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