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Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteases cleave the MUC2 mucin in its C-terminal domain and dissolve the protective colonic mucus gel

In order for the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica (E.h.) to cause invasive intestinal and extraintestinal infection, which leads to significant morbidity and mortality, it must disrupt the protective mucus layer by a previously unknown mechanism. We hypothesized that cysteine proteases secre...

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Auteurs principaux: Lidell, Martin E., Moncada, Darcy M., Chadee, Kris, Hansson, Gunnar C.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: National Academy of Sciences 2006
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1482604/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16754877
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0600623103
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