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ArticleParasitology research1992

Immunocytochemical localization of a cysteine protease in adult worms of the liver fluke Fasciola sp.

H Yamasaki, E Kominami, T Aoki

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Article in Parasitology research, 1992. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Cloning and expression of cathepsin L-like proteinases in the hepatopancreas of the shrimp Penaeus vannamei during the intermolt cycle.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 1996
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H YamasakiDepartment of Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
E Kominami
T Aoki
Juntendo University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intracellular localization of a cysteine protease from Fasciola sp. that hydrolyzes host hemoglobin as a nutritional source was examined by light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry using a monoclonal antibody specific to the enzyme. Immunoperoxidase staining was predominantly restricted to large numbers of granules in the parasite intestinal epithelial cells and to host erythrocytes present in the intestinal lumens. In immunogold electron microscopy, the gold particles were consistently deposited on the electron-dense secretory granules in intestinal epithelial cells and on the intestinal contents. These findings suggest that the Fasciola cysteine protease in the secretory granules is secreted as a digestive enzyme into the intestinal lumen, where it may play an important role in the extracellular degradation of host proteins, including hemoglobin.

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AnimalsCysteine EndopeptidasesCytoplasmic GranulesFasciolaImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunohistochemistryLysosomesMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronCysteine Endopeptidases

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PMID1438149
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