Encystation of Giardia lamblia leads to expression of antigens recognized by antibodies against conserved heat shock proteins. |
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| Authors: | D S Reiner T M Shinnick F Ardeshir F D Gillin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego 92103. |
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| Abstract: | During in vitro encystation, Giardia lamblia expresses several stage-specific proteins which are recognized in immunoblots by antisera raised against antigens from three different pathogens. The antigens belong to two different families of conserved stress proteins: (i) HSP60 purified from Legionella pneumophila and recombinant HSP60 from Mycobacterium bovis BCG and (ii) recombinant HSP70 from Plasmodium falciparum. |
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