Differential expression of cruzipain- and gp63-like molecules in the phytoflagellate trypanosomatid Phytomonas serpens induced by exogenous proteins

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-21

  Elias, Camila G R ^a   Chagas, Michel G ^a   Souza Gonçalves, Ana Luiza ^a   Pascarelli, Bernardo M O ^b   d'Avila Levy, Claudia M ^b   Branquinha, Marta H ^a   Santos, André L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cruzipain; Exogenous proteins; Gp63; Hemoglobin; Phytomonas serpens; Proteases

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GP63 PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHYTOMONAS; PHYTOMONAS SERPENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METALLOPROTEASES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUCINS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

BOVINAE; PHYTOMASTIGOPHOREA; PHYTOMONAS SERPENS; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84855912756     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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