Lipid-Free Antigen B Subunits from Echinococcus granulosus: Oligomerization, Ligand Binding, and Membrane Interaction Properties

BACKGROUND: The hydatid disease parasite Echinococcus granulosus has a restricted lipid metabolism, and needs to harvest essential lipids from the host. Antigen B (EgAgB), an abundant lipoprotein of the larval stage (hydatid cyst), is thought to be important in lipid storage and transport. It contai...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Silva-Álvarez, Valeria, Franchini, Gisela R., Pórfido, Jorge L., Kennedy, Malcolm W., Ferreira, Ana M., Córsico, Betina
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358968/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25768648
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003552
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