Immunolocalization and developmental expression patterns of two cathepsin B proteases (AC-cathB-1, -2) of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-33

  Yu, Changmao ^a   Wang, Yinan ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Fang, Wenzhen ^a   Luo, Damin ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Cathepsin B cysteine protease; Developmental expression pattern; Immunolocalization

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN X;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; EXOCRINE GLAND; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS; VAS DEFERENS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; CATHEPSIN B CYSTEINE PROTEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL EXPRESSION PATTERN; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATHEPSIN B; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAILS;

EID: 84903373098     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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