Molecular cloning and characterization of Ac-MTP-2, an astacin-like metalloprotease released by adult Ancylostoma caninum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-138

  Feng, Jianjun ^a   Zhan, Bin ^a   Liu, Yueyuan ^a   Liu, Sen ^a   Williamson, Angela ^b   Goud, Gaddam ^a   Loukas, Alex ^b   Hotez, Peter ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Hookworm; Metalloprotease; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; AMINO ACID; ANTISERUM; ASTACIN; ASTACIN LIKE METALLOPROTEASE 2; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEIN MTP 2; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SECRETORY PROTEIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; ESOPHAGUS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UTERUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; METALLOPROTEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 33847258857     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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