mRNA sequences for Haemonchus contortus intestinal cathepsin B-like cysteine proteases display an extreme in abundance and diversity compared with other adult mammalian parasitic nematodes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-305

  Jasmer, Douglas P ^a   Mitreva, Makedonka Dautova ^b   McCarter, James P ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Divergence Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B like cysteine protease; Genetic diversity; Haemonchus contortus; Intestine; Nematode

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B LIKE CYSTEINE PROTEASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CATHEPSIN B; DNA, HELMINTH; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, HELMINTH; HAEMONCHUS; INTESTINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 4644337865     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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