Note: A New Gene Family (ariel) Encodes Asparagine-Rich Entamoeba histolytica Antigens Which Resemble the Amebic Vaccine Candidate Serine-Rich E. histolytica Protein

摘要

A family of genes, called ariel, are named for and encode asparagine-rich Entamoeba histolytica antigens containing 2 to 16 octapeptide repeats. Ariel proteins, which are constitutively expressed by trophozoites, belong to a large antigen family that includes the serine-rich E. histolytica protein (SREHP), an amebic vaccine candidate.