CELL-SURFACE PROTEINS OF ENTAMOEBA-HISTOLYTICA

被引:18
作者
MANN, BJ [1 ]
PETRI, WA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22908
来源
PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1991年 / 7卷 / 07期
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10.1016/0169-4758(91)90125-8
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
To ask what is new in Entamoeba histolytica research, one need look no further than the surface of this protozoan parasite. In the past year the cloning and partial characterization of five different surface antigens have been reported, a remarkable result of international research efforts against amebiasis. One of these proteins is the first protective immunogen identified in the animal model of amebic liver abscess. Barbara Mann and William Petri review these recent results, propose a nomenclature for the gene family of E. histolytica galactose lectins and discuss the roles of the different surface proteins in adhesion.
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页码:173 / 176
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