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Mucins in protozoan parasites.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jain, Maneesh Karan, Dev Batra, Surinder |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| 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. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.bioscience.org/fbs/getfile.php?FileName=/2001/v6/d/jain/jain.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 11578964v1 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Journal | Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cell secretion Host-Pathogen Interactions Mucins Parasite Encystment Parasites Pathogenic organism Protozoa Measurement |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
