2002
Heterogeneity, geographic distribution, and pathogenicity of serodemes of Leishmania viannia in Colombia.
Saravia NG, Weigle K, Navas C, Segura I, Valderrama L, Valencia AZ, Escorcia B, McMahon-Pratt D. Heterogeneity, geographic distribution, and pathogenicity of serodemes of Leishmania viannia in Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2002, 66: 738-44. PMID: 12224583, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.738.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Biochemical and Biological Characterization of the Protective Leishmania pifanoi Amastigote Antigen P-8
Colmenares M, Tiemeyer M, Kima P, McMahon-Pratt D. Biochemical and Biological Characterization of the Protective Leishmania pifanoi Amastigote Antigen P-8. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 6776-6784. PMID: 11598050, PMCID: PMC100055, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.11.6776-6784.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen PFurther vaccine studiesSignificant T cell activationT cell activationWestern blot analysisProtective immunityVaccine studiesApolipoprotein EMurine modelCutaneous leishmaniasisSignificant protectionComparable protectionImmunodominant componentAntigenic glycolipidsImmunity studiesAntigenCysteine proteinasesGlycolipid componentBiochemical analysisBiological characterizationSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisInfectionLeishmaniasis
1987
Structural and antigenic characterization of a species- and promastigote-specific Leishmania mexicana amazonensis membrane protein.
Kahl L, McMahon-Pratt D. Structural and antigenic characterization of a species- and promastigote-specific Leishmania mexicana amazonensis membrane protein. The Journal Of Immunology 1987, 138: 1587-95. PMID: 3543130, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.138.5.1587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsHydrophobic probe 3Secondary protein structurePeptide mapping experimentsProtein structureComponent polypeptidesParasite membraneLimited proteolysisMolecular massMembrane glycoproteinsAmino acidsDisulfide bondingMapping experimentsProteinProteolytic digestionHydrophobic interactionsProbe 3Large fragmentsPeptide fragmentsPromastigote membraneEnzymic cleavageEnzymic digestionFragmentsAntigenic characterization