Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6291688 | Experimental Parasitology | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Besnoitia besnoiti expresses a 471 amino acid protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). ⺠B. besnoiti PDI (BbPDI) belongs to the thioredoxin like superfamily. ⺠Phylogenetically, PDI from B. besnoiti, Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii form a cluster. ⺠A BbPDI 3D theoretical model was built by comparative homology. ⺠Recombinant BbPDI shows a dose-dependent activity and is inhibited by bacitracin.
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Authors
Eduardo Marcelino, Tiago M. Martins, Joana B. Morais, Sofia Nolasco, Helder Cortes, Andrew Hemphill, Alexandre Leitão, Carlos Novo,