Article
Entamoeba histolytica: identification of thioredoxin-targeted proteins and analysis of serine acetyltransferase-1 as a prototype example.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Apr 2013
Schlosser Sarah, Leitsch David, Duchêne Michael
Abstract excerpt
Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of amoebiasis, possesses the dithiol-containing redox proteins Trx (thioredoxin) and TrxR (Trx reductase). Both proteins were found to be covalently modified and inactivated by metronidazole, a 5-nitroimidazole drug that is commonly used to treat infections with microaerophilic protozoan parasites in humans. Currently, very little is known about enzymes and other...
Topics
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Blotting, Western
- Catalytic Domain
- Chromatography, Affinity
- Disulfides
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Mass Spectrometry
- Metronidazole
- Mutation
