Saposin-like proteins are expressed in the gastrodermis of Schistosoma mansoni and are immunogenic in natural infections

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Don, Tegan A ^a,b   Bethony, Jeffrey M ^c   Loukas, Alex ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrodermis; Helminth; SAPLIP; Saposin; Schistosoma; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN 1; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; DERMIS; FEMALE; GENE LIBRARY; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SAPOSINS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STOMACH; VACCINES;

EID: 54349123348     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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