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Identification and characterization of EhCaBP2. A second member of the calcium-binding protein family of the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 Mar 2004
Chakrabarty Paramita, Sethi Dhruv K, Padhan Narendra, Kaur Kanwal J, Salunke Dinakar M, Bhattacharya Sudha, Bhattacharya Alok
Abstract excerpt
Entamoeba histolytica, an early branching eukaryote, is the etiologic agent of amebiasis. Calcium plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of amebiasis by modulating the cytopathic properties of the parasite. However, the mechanistic role of Ca(2+) and calcium-binding proteins in the pathogenesis of E. histolytica remains poorly understood. We had previously characterized a novel calcium-binding protein (EhCaBP1)...
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