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Life Sciences
Reports from P. Fariapinto and colleagues advance knowledge in life sciences
October 21st, 2008
"Evolutionary and closer Structural relationships are demonstrated by phylogenetic analysis, peptide prediction,ind molecular modelling between Solanum tuberosum apyrase, Schistosoma mansoni SmATPase 2 and Leishmania braziliensis NDPase. Specific protein domains are suggested to be potentially involved in the immune response, and also seem to be conserved during host and parasite co-evolution," scientists in Brazil report. "Significant IgG antibody reactivity was observed in sera from patients with American Cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) and schistosomiasis using potato apyrase as antigen in ELISA. S. mansoni adult worm or egg, L. braziliensis promastigote (Lb) and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-21)
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