Repeat-enriched proteins are related to host cell invasion and immune evasion in parasitic protozoa

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 951-963

  Mendes, T A O ^a   Lobo, F P ^a   Rodrigues, T S ^b   Rodrigues Luiz, G F ^a   Darocha, W D ^c   Fujiwara, R T ^a   Teixeira, S M R ^a   Bartholomeu, D C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

adaptative evolution; genome evolution; host cell invasion; immune evasion; protozoan parasites; repeat proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICROORGANISM PROTEIN; PARASITE PROTEIN; PROTEOME; REPEAT PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KINETOPLASTIDA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTIST; PROTOZOON;

ALVEOLATA; AMOEBOZOA; ANIMALS; DIPLOMONADIDA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEOME; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84875614392     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mst001     Document Type: Article

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