Journal article
Developmental changes in the adhesive disk during Giardia differentiation
Abstract
Giardia lamblia is a protozoan parasite infecting the upper mammalian small intestine. Infection relies upon the ability of the parasite to attach to the intestine via a unique cytoskeletal organelle, the ventral disk. We determined the composition and structure of the disk throughout the life cycle of the parasite and identified a new disk protein, SALP-1. SALP-1 is an immunodominant protein related to striated fiber-assemblin (SFA). The disk …
Authors
Palm D; Weiland M; McArthur AG; Winiecka-Krusnell J; Cipriano MJ; Birkeland SR; Pacocha SE; Davids B; Gillin F; Linder E
Journal
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Vol. 141, No. 2, pp. 199–207
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.03.005
ISSN
0166-6851