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Non-self recognition in Eisenia fetida earthworms
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SYSNO ASEP 0050094 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Non-self recognition in Eisenia fetida earthworms Title Rozpoznávání cizích struktur u žížal druhu Eisenia fetida Author(s) Kohlerová, Petra (MBU-M)
Šilerová, Marcela (MBU-M)
Felsberg, Jürgen (MBU-M)
Josková, Radka (MBU-M)
Josens, G. (BE)
Beschin, A. (BE)
De Baetselier, P. (BE)
Bilej, Martin (MBU-M) RID, ORCIDSource Title European Congress of Immunology /16./. - Paris : EFIS, 2006 Pages s. 47-47 Number of pages 1 s. Action European Congress of Immunology /16./ Event date 06.09.2006-09.09.2006 VEvent location Paris Country FR - France Event type EUR Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords coelomic cytolytic factor ; earthworms ; eisenia fetida Subject RIV EE - Microbiology, Virology R&D Projects 2B06155 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) KJB500200613 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z50200510 - MBU-M (2005-2011) Annotation We have proved that coelomic cytolytic factor in Eisenia fetida earthworms as compared to those in other Lumbricid species is unique - it has a broader saccharide-binding specificity, being the only one recognizing N,N´-diacetylchitobiose. Moreover we document the presence of two distinct genes encoding two sphingomyelin-binding proteins, fetidin and lysenin, that are only present in E. fetida earthworms Workplace Institute of Microbiology Contact Eliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231 Year of Publishing 2007
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