Leishmania amazonensis: Characterization of an ecto-3'-nucleotidase activity and its possible role in virulence

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Paletta Silva, Rafael ^a   Vieira, Danielle P ^a   Vieira Bernardo, Rodrigo ^a   Majerowicz, David ^a   Gondim, Katia C ^a   Vannier Santos, Marcos André ^b   Lopes, Angela H ^a   Meyer Fernandes, José Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate; Cellular adhesion; Ecto 3' nucleotidase; Ecto 5' nucleotidase; Leishmania amazonensis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE 3' PHOSPHATE; COPPER ION; ECTO 3' NUCLEOTIDASE; ECTO 5' NUCLEOTIDASE; MOLYBDIC ACID; NUCLEOTIDASE; TETRATHIOMOLYBDATE AMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIC ACID;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NUCLEOTIDASES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRULENCE;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA SP.; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80054730057     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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