title: Babesia bovis host cell recognition proteins.
abstract: Babesia bovis enters host erythrocytes by invagination but nothing is known of the proteins involved. By means of metabolic labelling, differential centrifugation in oil and salt elution, a number of babesial proteins have been shown to bind to bovine erythrocytes. Strong binding is evidenced only by a 38/19 kDa pair. Preliminary experiments indicate that these two proteins also bind to human erythrocytes, although apparently to a lesser extent.
authors.affiliation: Division of Science and Technology, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bushell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garrone
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Goodger
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Dalrymple
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016793:Babesia bovis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002417:Cattle; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015800:Protozoan Proteins