Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6291688 Experimental Parasitology 2011 11 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Besnoitia besnoiti expresses a 471 amino acid protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). ► B. besnoiti PDI (BbPDI) belongs to the thioredoxin like superfamily. ► Phylogenetically, PDI from B. besnoiti, Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii form a cluster. ► A BbPDI 3D theoretical model was built by comparative homology. ► Recombinant BbPDI shows a dose-dependent activity and is inhibited by bacitracin.
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