Mucins in protozoan parasites.
Front Biosci
; 6: D1276-83, 2001 Oct 01.
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| ID: mdl-11578964
ABSTRACT
Studies on host-pathogen interactions have led to the discovery of various cell surface associated and secretory molecules. Mucins and mucin-like molecules have recently been described in several protozoan parasites, at different stages of the life cycle. These share many structural and compositional features with mammalian mucins, but vary in several other aspects. It is now becoming evident that mucins in parasite are involved in cell-cell interaction and cell surface protection, thus helping the parasite to establish infection. A large number of mucin like genes from the parasite genome have been reported, and their expression differ during the developmental stages of the parasite. In this review, we describe the structure and functions of mucin and mucin-like molecules in parasitic protozoa.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Protozoários
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Eucariotos
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Mucinas
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Front Biosci
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia