2006
Molecular cloning and characterization of a C-type lectin from Ancylostoma ceylanicum: Evidence for a role in hookworm reproductive physiology
Brown AC, Harrison LM, Kapulkin W, Jones BF, Sinha A, Savage A, Villalon N, Cappello M. Molecular cloning and characterization of a C-type lectin from Ancylostoma ceylanicum: Evidence for a role in hookworm reproductive physiology. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2006, 151: 141-147. PMID: 17129620, PMCID: PMC1831819, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type lectinRecombinant proteinsAmino acid mature proteinDrosophila S2 cellsPutative C-type lectinReproductive physiologySecretory signal sequenceEssential cell functionsSoluble protein extractsEgg cell membraneS2 cellsMature proteinCDNA correspondingProtein familyCDNA correspondsSignal sequenceMolecular cloningSperm proteinsRelated proteinsReverse transcription-PCRProtein extractsCell membraneProteinTranscription-PCRCell function
2001
Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma Inhibitors of Coagulation Factor Xa HOOKWORM ANTICOAGULANT ACTIVITY IN VITRO PREDICTS PARASITE BLOODFEEDING IN VIVO *
Harrison LM, Nerlinger A, Bungiro RD, Córdova JL, Kuzmič P, Cappello M. Molecular Characterization of Ancylostoma Inhibitors of Coagulation Factor Xa HOOKWORM ANTICOAGULANT ACTIVITY IN VITRO PREDICTS PARASITE BLOODFEEDING IN VIVO *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 277: 6223-6229. PMID: 11741914, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109908200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoagulation factor XaAdult A. ceylanicumHookworm speciesHuman vaccine developmentIron deficiency anemiaAnticoagulant activityFactor Xa inhibitory activityFactor Xa activityDog hookworm Ancylostoma caninumFactor XaXa inhibitory activityMechanism of actionFirst anticoagulantGastrointestinal hemorrhageDeficiency anemiaReverse transcription-PCRSpecies of hookwormXa activityPeptide-1Vaccine developmentHookworm Ancylostoma caninumA. ceylanicumAncylostoma ceylanicumHookwormAncylostoma caninum