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ArticleParasites & vectors2018

Toxoplasma gondii dense granule protein 15 induces apoptosis in choriocarcinoma JEG-3 cells through endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Wei Wei, Fangfang Zhang, He Chen, Yuanyuan Tang, Tian Xing, Qingli Luo, Li Yu, Jian Du, Jilong Shen, Linjie Zhang

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei WeiDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Fangfang ZhangDepartment of Pathogen Biology and the Key Laboratory of Microbiology (Anhui), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
He ChenLaboratory of Clinical Diagnostics, the First Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Yuanyuan TangDepartment of Pathogen Biology and the Key Laboratory of Microbiology (Anhui), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Tian XingKey Laboratory of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province, Hospital of Stomatology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Qingli LuoDepartment of Pathogen Biology and the Key Laboratory of Microbiology (Anhui), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Li YuDepartment of Pathogen Biology and the Key Laboratory of Microbiology (Anhui), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Jian DuDepartment of Pathogen Biology and the Key Laboratory of Microbiology (Anhui), School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Jilong ShenDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China. shenjilong53@126.com.
Linjie ZhangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China. zlj33@ahmu.edu.cn.
Anhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81471983National Natural Science Foundation of China 81572022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundToxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasite commonly found in mammals, has been shown to induce trophoblast cell apoptosis and subsequently cause fetal damage and abortion. Although dense granule protein 15 (GRA15) has been identified as a key component in innate immunity to T. gondii infection and its pathogenesis, its role in host cell apoptosis remains unclarified.

methodsType II GRA15 (GRA15

resultsWhen compared to pEGFP, pEGFP-GRA15

conclusionsToxoplasma GRA15

Indexed as

ApoptosisEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHost-Pathogen InteractionsCell Line, TumorEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPGene ExpressionHumansPlasmidsProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsToxoplasmaTransfectionTrophoblastsEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPHSPA5 protein, humanProtozoan ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsApoptosisERSGRA15JEG-3 cellToxoplasma gondii

Identifiers

PMID29665822
PMCPMC5904991
OpenAlexW2804799674

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