Schistosome asparaginyl endopeptidase (legumain) is not essential for cathepsin B1 activation in vivo

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Krautz Peterson, Greice ^a   Skelly, Patrick J ^a  

^a Molecular Helminthology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin; Digestion; Legumain; Peptidase; RNAi; Schistosome

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; LEGUMAIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; CATHEPSIN B; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MALE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41649099114     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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