The New Subfamily of Cathepsin-Z-like Protease Genes Includes Tc-cpz-1, a Cysteine Protease Gene Expressed in Toxocara canis Adults and Infective Stage Larvae

• Published in: Experimental parasitology Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 201 - 207
• Main Authors: Falcone, Franco H., Tetteh, Kevin K.A., Hunt, P., Blaxter, M.L., Loukas, Alex, Maizels, Rick M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, CA Elsevier Inc 01.03.2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Biochemistry. Physiology. Immunology. Molecular biology; Biological and medical sciences; Cathepsin K; Cathepsin Z; Cathepsins - chemistry; Cathepsins - genetics; Consensus Sequence; cysteine protease gene; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Humans; Invertebrates; Larva - enzymology; Larva - genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha; Phylogeny; Physiology. Development; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Tc-cpz-1 gene; Toxocara canis; Toxocara canis - classification; Toxocara canis - enzymology; Toxocara canis - genetics; Host parasite relation; Toxocara canis; Enzyme; Cysteine endopeptidases; Larva migrans; Parasite; Parasitosis; Gene expression; Helminthiasis; Infection; Pathogenicity; Peptidases; Cathepsin; Larva; Nematode disease; Adult animal; Helmintha; Toxocariasis; Hydrolases; Nemathelminthia; Invertebrata; Nematoda; Aminoacid sequence
• ISSN: 0014-4894; 1090-2449
• DOI: 10.1006/expr.2000.4489

Falcone, F. H., Tetteh, K. K. A., Hunt, P., Blaxter, M. L., Loukas, A., and Maizels, R.M. 2000. The new subfamily of cathepsin-Z-like protease genes includes Tc-cpz-1, a cysteine protease gene expressed in Toxocara canis adults and infective stage larvae. Experimental Parasitology94, 201–207.