Molecular characterization of a family of metalloendopeptidases from the intestinal brush border of Haemonchus contortus

Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 357-368

  Newlands, G F J ^a   Skuce, P J ^a   Nisbet, A J ^a   Redmond, D L ^a   Smith, S K ^a   Pettit, D ^a   Smith, W D ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein complex; Haemonchus contortus; Metallopeptidase; Protease

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; ZINC METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 1; ZINC METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 2; ZINC METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 3; ZINC METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 4;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROENVIRONMENT; NEMATODE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747064365     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006000217     Document Type: Article

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