On the Three-Finger Protein Domain Fold and CD59-Like Proteins in Schistosoma mansoni

Schistosomes are parasites that reside for many years in the blood stream, demanding efficient mechanisms of evading immune response effectors such as complement deposition. A group of genes similar to human CD59, an important complement inhibitor in mammals, were identified in the schistosome genom...

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Main Authors: Farias, Leonardo P., Krautz-Peterson, Greice, Tararam, Cibele A., Araujo-Montoya, Bogar O., Fraga, Tatiana R., Rofatto, Henrique K., Silva-Jr, Floriano P., Isaac, Lourdes, Da'dara, Akram A., Wilson, R. Alan, Shoemaker, Charles B., Leite, Luciana C. C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3812095/