The human gut parasite Entamoeba histolytica, uses a lectin complex on its cell surface to bind to mucin and to ligands on the intestinal epithelia. Binding to mucin is necessary for colonisation and binding to intestinal epithelia for invasion, therefore blocking this binding may protect against amoebiasis. Acquired protective immunity raised against the lectin complex should create a selection pressure to change the amino acid sequence of lectin genes in order to avoid future detection. We present evidence that gene conversion has occurred in lineages leading to E. histolytica strain HM1:IMSS and E. dispar strain SAW760. This evolutionary mechanism generates diversity and could contribute to immune evasion by the parasites
International audienceThe glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) moiety is one of the ways by which many...
Amebiasis, also defined as invasive intestinal and extra intestinal amebiasis, is caused by Entameob...
Background Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal protozoan parasite that causes amoebiasis, includi...
Amoebiasis/amebiasis is a gastrointestinal infection caused by an enteric dwelling protozoan, Entamo...
grantor: University of TorontoIn 1925, Emile Brumpt had proposed the existence of two morp...
The human intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess...
The human intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess...
The human intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess...
Entamoeba histolytica, etiological agent of amebiasis, continues to be a significant threat to human...
Entamoeba histolytica extraceliular killing of host cells is contact dependent. Adherence to human c...
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis in humans and is responsible for 100,000 d...
The enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the etiologic agent of the disease amebiasis...
Galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-inhibitable lectin of Entamoeba histolytica has roles in path...
Galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-inhibitable lectin of Entamoeba histolytica has roles in path...
Amoebiasis in humans is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, which cytotoxic acti...
International audienceThe glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) moiety is one of the ways by which many...
Amebiasis, also defined as invasive intestinal and extra intestinal amebiasis, is caused by Entameob...
Background Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal protozoan parasite that causes amoebiasis, includi...
Amoebiasis/amebiasis is a gastrointestinal infection caused by an enteric dwelling protozoan, Entamo...
grantor: University of TorontoIn 1925, Emile Brumpt had proposed the existence of two morp...
The human intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess...
The human intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess...
The human intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess...
Entamoeba histolytica, etiological agent of amebiasis, continues to be a significant threat to human...
Entamoeba histolytica extraceliular killing of host cells is contact dependent. Adherence to human c...
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis in humans and is responsible for 100,000 d...
The enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the etiologic agent of the disease amebiasis...
Galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-inhibitable lectin of Entamoeba histolytica has roles in path...
Galactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-inhibitable lectin of Entamoeba histolytica has roles in path...
Amoebiasis in humans is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, which cytotoxic acti...
International audienceThe glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) moiety is one of the ways by which many...
Amebiasis, also defined as invasive intestinal and extra intestinal amebiasis, is caused by Entameob...
Background Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal protozoan parasite that causes amoebiasis, includi...