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ArticleParasitology research2011

Involvement of the GP63 protease in infection of Trichomonas vaginalis.

Lina Ma, Qingshu Meng, Weihung Cheng, Yunju Sung, Petrus Tang, Songnian Hu, Jun Yu

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Article in Parasitology research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lina MaCAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.7 Beitucheng West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Qingshu Meng
Weihung Cheng
Yunju Sung
Petrus Tang
Songnian Hu
Jun Yu
Beijing Institute of Genomics · CNChang Gung University · TWChinese Academy of Sciences · CNNational Cheng Kung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are 48 members of the GP63 protease family in Trichomonas vaginalis according to our annotations; 37 of them are predicted to be transmembrane proteins. Because the GP63 protease family is the largest surface protease family and the second largest surface protein family, they are most likely to be involved in the interactions between T. vaginalis and the host cell surfaces, or otherwise participate in infection. We performed a preliminary study on the functions of GP63 in T. vaginalis (TvGP63). We demonstrated the cell surface localization of one highly expressed member of TvGP63 using indirect immunofluorescence assays in both isolate T016 and isolate 30236. The specific inhibitor of TvGP63 protease, 1,10-phenanthroline, was found to significantly inhibit the destruction of HeLa cells, whereas another chelator, EDTA, could not. Further tests showed that 1,10-phenanthroline did not inhibit the adherence of T. vaginalis cells to HeLa cells. The results presented in here suggest that GP63 protease plays a vital role in T. vaginalis infection process, but may not be related to the adherence of parasitic cells to their hosts.

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AnimalsCell AdhesionDNA, ProtozoanEpithelial CellsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHeLa CellsHumansMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPeptide HydrolasesSequence Analysis, DNATrichomonas vaginalisVirulence FactorsDNA, ProtozoanMembrane ProteinsPeptide HydrolasesVirulence Factors

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PMID21221643
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