Evidence of gene conversion in genes encoding the Gal/GalNac lectin complex of Entamoeba.

• 主要な著者: Gareth D Weedall (著者), James Sherrington (著者), Steve Paterson (著者), Neil Hall (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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The human gut parasite Entamoeba histolytica, uses a lectin complex on its cell surface to bind to mucin and to ligands on the intestinal epithelia. Binding to mucin is necessary for colonisation and binding to intestinal epithelia for invasion, therefore blocking this binding may protect against am...