ILGOVÁ, Jana, Milan GELNAR and Martin KAŠNÝ. Cystatin of Eudiplozoon nipponicum - exploring the functional molecules of Monogenea. In 3rd Workshop of European Centre of Ichthyoparasitology. Brno: MUNI PRESS, 2014, p. 25-26. ISBN 978-80-210-7492-7.
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Original name Cystatin of Eudiplozoon nipponicum - exploring the functional molecules of Monogenea
Authors ILGOVÁ, Jana (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Milan GELNAR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martin KAŠNÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Brno, 3rd Workshop of European Centre of Ichthyoparasitology, p. 25-26, 2 pp. 2014.
Publisher MUNI PRESS
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Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/14:00074141
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-80-210-7492-7
Keywords in English Eudiplozoon nipponicum; functional molecules; cystatin
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Abstract
Cystatins, the inhibitors of cysteine peptidases, are expressed and released by many parasitic organisms. They are participating on regulation of biological processes, e.g., the modification of the host immune response. Our study is primarily focused on identification of genes of cystatins, characterization of molecular, biochemical and immunological properties of these molecules from four model species representing the four main groups of helmints, Monogenea are represented by Eudiplozoon nipponicum. Blood-feeding monogenean E. nipponicum parasitizing the gills of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is widely distributed Euroasian ectoparasite from Diplozooidae family. The foregoing research has been oriented toward understanding the morphology and ecology of particular species from this taxonomic group. Currently only a little is known about the mechanisms of host-parasite interactions associated with the functional molecules produced by this parasites. Among these molecules appear also cystatins - inhibitors of cysteine peptidases. They were previously proven to play a substantial role in manipulation of the host immune response by various parasitic species and thus maximizing the parasite success. By revealing the function of cystatin of E. nipponicum we would like to complete the mosaic of present knowledge concerning the molecules from diplozoid parasites, which play a role in the host-parasite interaction and discuss the function of cystatins in the context of other multicellular parasitic organisms with different biological strategies.
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GBP505/12/G112, research and development projectName: ECIP - Evropské centrum ichtyoparazitologie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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