Cystatins from filarial parasites: Evolution, adaptation and function in the host-parasite relationship

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 1389-1398

  Gregory, William F ^a   Maizels, Rick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Helminths; Immune evasion; Protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR 1; CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR 2; CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR 3; GLYCINE; LEGUMAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MOSQUITO; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYSTATINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FILARIOIDEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; VERMES;

EID: 43049130331     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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