ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The interaction of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites with collagen type I and calcium induces a membrane to nuclei signaling. The transduction pathways involved in such phenomena are still poorly understood. Using a combination of immunoprecipitation assays, Western immunoblot analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assays and immunocytochemistry we demonstrate here the expression, tyrosine phosphorylation, nuclear translocation and DNA binding of two members of the signal transducers and activators of transcription family of inducible transcription factors in the protozoan parasite E. histolytica. These results support the notion that the interaction of the extracellular matrix components with the parasite turns on a genetic program that facilitates the invasion of the host.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00822-X
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