Analysis of a calcium-binding EF-hand protein family in Fasciola gigantica

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 364-373

  Subpipattana, Pornpimol ^a   Grams, Rudi ^b   Vichasri Grams, Suksiri ^a  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Calcium binding; Dynein light chain; EF hand; Fasciola gigantica; Immunoglobulin E; Platyhelminthes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING EF HAND PROTEIN; CALCIUM BINDING EF HAND PROTEIN 1; CALCIUM BINDING EF HAND PROTEIN 2; CALCIUM BINDING EF HAND PROTEIN 3; CALCIUM BINDING EF HAND PROTEIN 4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EF HAND DOMAIN; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; METACERCARIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CATTLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EF HAND MOTIFS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA; FEMALE; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MUS; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 84859107051     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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