Immunolocalization and functional analysis of Opisthorchis viverrini-M60-like-1 metallopeptidase in animal models

• Main Authors: Wendo, Woro Danur, Tangkawattana, Sirikachorn, Saichua, Prasert, Ta, Binh T. T., Candra, Agatha R. K., Tangkawattana, Prasarn, Suttiprapa, Sutas
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Veterinary Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/278778/1/Wendo_KH.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/278778/; https://www.cambridge.org/par; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182022000403
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Host mucins have crucial physical roles in preventing the parasitic establishment and maturation, and also in expelling the invading parasites. However, some parasites utilize mucinase enzymes to facilitate the infection. Recently, we have identified a mucinase enzyme of the liver fluke Opisthorchi...