Enrichment of repeats in proteins of protozoan parasites relates to the ability to invade host cells and evade host immune response.

Enrichment of repeats in proteins of protozoan parasites relates to the ability to invade host cells and evade host immune response.

Here, we investigated whether there is a bias in the repetitive content found in the predicted proteomes of six exclusively extracellular, and seventeen obligate intracellular protozoan parasites, as well as four free-living protists and tried to correlate the results with the distinct ecological niches they occupy and with distinct protein functions.

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Main Authors: MENDES, T. A. de O., LOBO, F. P., RODRIGUES, T. S., LUIZ, G. F. R., ROCHA, W. D. da, FUJIWARA, R. T., TEIXEIRA, S. M. R., BARTHOLOMEU, D. C.
Other Authors: TIAGO ANTÔNIO DE OLIVEIRA MENDES, UFMG; FRANCISCO PEREIRA LOBO, CNPTIA; THIAGO SOUZA RODRIGUES, CEFET-MG; GABRIELA FLÁVIA RODRIGUES LUIZ, UFMG; WANDERSON DUARTE DA ROCHA, UFPR; RICARDO TOSHIO FUJIWARA, UFMG; SANTUSA MARIA RIBEIRO TEIXEIRA, UFMG; DANIELLA CASTANHEIRA BARTHOLOMEU, UFMG.
Format: Anais e Proceedings de eventos biblioteca
Language:English
eng
Published: 2013-01-28
Subjects:Evolução do genoma, Evolução adaptativa, Interação hóspede-parasita, Adaptive evolution, Genome evolution, Host-parasite interaction, Genome,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/946661
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