Functional roles of mannose-binding protein in the adhesion, cytotoxicity and phagocytosis of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-292

  Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Matin, Abdul ^b   Shin, Ho Joon ^a   Park, Hyun ^c   Yoo, Kyung Tae ^d   Yuan, Xi Zhe ^e   Kim, Kwang Sik ^f   Jung, Suk Yul ^d  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL AND GENETIC ENGINEERING IBGE   (Pakistan)

^c Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Namseoul University   (South Korea)

^e YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Ethyl methane sulfonate; Mannose binding protein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYL MANNOSIDE; MANNOSE; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BRAIN MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL LEVEL; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; HUMANS; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MICROVESSELS; MUTAGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 84866420934     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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