Primary structure, expression and localization of two intermediate subunit lectins of Entamoeba dispar that contain multiple CXXC motifs

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1989-1999

  Tachibana, H ^a   Cheng, X J ^a   Kobayashi, S ^b   Okada, Y ^a   Itoh, J ^a   Takeuchi, T ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cysteine rich protein; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Intermediate subunit of Gal GalNAc lectin (Igl)

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOZOITE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENTAMOEBA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 36049000209     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007003459     Document Type: Article

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