The Schistosoma mansoni tegumental-allergen-like (TAL) protein family: influence of developmental expression on human IgE responses

Colin M Fitzsimmons, Frances M Jones, Alex Stearn, Iain W Chalmers, Karl F Hoffmann, Jakub Wawrzyniak, Shona Wilson, Narcis B Kabatereine, David W Dunne

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Abstract

A human IgE response to Sm22.6 (a dominant IgE target in Schistosoma mansoni) is associated with the development of partial immunity. Located inside the tegument, the molecule belongs to a family of proteins from parasitic platyhelminths, the Tegument-Allergen-Like proteins (TALs). In addition to containing dynein-light-chain domains, these TALs also contain EF-hand domains similar to those found in numerous EF-hand allergens.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1593
JournalPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03 Apr 2012

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