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Evidence for a “Wattle and Daub” Model of the Cyst Wall of Entamoeba
The cyst wall of Entamoeba invadens (Ei), a model for the human pathogen Entamoeba histolytica, is composed of fibrils of chitin and three chitin-binding lectins called Jacob, Jessie3, and chitinase. Here we show chitin, which was detected with wheat germ agglutinin, is made in secretory vesicles pr...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2698119/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19578434 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000498 |