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Entamoeba histolytica rhomboid protease 1 has a role in migration and motility as validated by two independent genetic approaches.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Jul 2015
Rastew Elena, Morf Laura, Singh Upinder
Abstract excerpt
Rhomboid proteins represent a recently discovered family of intramembrane proteases present in a broad range of organisms and with increasing links to human diseases. The enteric parasite Entamoeba histolytica has evolved multiple mechanisms to adapt to the human host environment and establish infection. Our recent studies identified EhROM1 as a functional E. histolytica rhomboid protease with roles in adhesion...
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