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Characterization of major surface glycoprotein genes of human Pneumocystis carinii and high-level expression of a conserved region.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 1998
Mei Q, Turner R E, Sorial V, Klivington D, Angus C W, Kovacs J A
Abstract excerpt
To facilitate studies of Pneumocystis carinii infection in humans, we undertook to better characterize and to express the major surface glycoprotein (MSG) of human P. carinii, an important protein in host-pathogen interactions. Seven MSG genes were cloned from a single isolate by PCR or genomic library screening and were sequenced. The predicted proteins, like rat MSGs, were closely related but unique variants,...
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