The Jacob2 Lectin of the Entamoeba histolytica Cyst Wall Binds Chitin and Is Polymorphic

BACKGROUND: The infectious and diagnostic form of Entamoeba histolytica (Eh), cause of amebic dysentery and liver abscess, is the quadranucleate cyst. The cyst wall of Entamoeba invadens (Ei), a model for Eh, is composed of chitin fibrils and three sets of chitin-binding lectins that cross-link chit...

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Autores principales: Ghosh, Sudip K., Van Dellen, Katrina L., Chatterjee, Anirban, Dey, Tuli, Haque, Rashidul, Robbins, Phillips W., Samuelson, John
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20652032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000750

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20652032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000750

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