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Rhomboid-like proteins in Apicomplexa: phylogeny and nomenclature

Published inTrends in parasitology, vol. 21, no. 6, p. 254-258
Publication date2005
Abstract

Rhomboids form a family of polytopic intramembrane serine proteases. In Toxoplasma gondii, an essential activity called microneme protein protease 1 (MPP1) cleaves secreted adhesive proteins within their transmembrane domains, at a site conserved in similar proteins of other Apicomplexa. Current evidence suggests that MPP1 is ubiquitous in the phylum and is encoded by a rhomboid gene. In this article, we present the current repertoire of rhomboid-like proteins in Apicomplexa using a nomenclature based on phylogenetic analyses.

Keywords
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Apicomplexa/classification/enzymology/genetics
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Genes, Protozoan
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Membrane Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Protozoan Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
  • Serine Endopeptidases/chemistry/genetics/metabolism
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DOWSE, Timothy J, SOLDATI-FAVRE, Dominique. Rhomboid-like proteins in Apicomplexa: phylogeny and nomenclature. In: Trends in parasitology, 2005, vol. 21, n° 6, p. 254–258. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.04.009
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