Haemonchus contortus calreticulin binds to C-reactive protein of its host, a novel survival strategy of the parasite

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 371-374

  Suchitra, S ^a   Anbu, K A ^a,b   Rathore, D K ^a   Mahawar, M ^a,c   Singh, B P ^a   Joshi, P ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Calreticulin; Haemonchus contortus

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETICULIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; GAG PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROCOAGULANT; PROTHROMBIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALRETICULIN; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C1Q; GOATS; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

EID: 44849140247     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2008.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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