Molecular cloning and partial characterization of a nematode-specific 24 kDa protein from Ascaris suum

Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-139

  Islam, M K ^a   Miyoshi, T ^a   Yokomizo, Y ^a   Tsuji, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Endogenous As24; Immunohistochemistry; Nematode specific protein; Recombinant As24; Two dimensional immunoblotting

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASCARIS ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN AS24; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TOXOCARA CANIS; UTERUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ASCARIS SUUM; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ASCARIS SUUM; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYPODERRIS; NEMATODA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 12744273156     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004006250     Document Type: Article

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