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Fasciola hepatica mucin-encoding gene: expression, variability and its potential relevance in host-parasite relationship.

Cancela M1, Santos GB1, Carmona C2, Ferreira HB1, Tort JF3, Zaha A1.
Parasitology.Parasitology.2015 Dec;142(14):1673-81. doi: 10.1017/S0031182015001134. Epub 2015 Oct 6.
Fasciola hepatica is the causative agent of fasciolosis, a zoonosis with significant impact both in human and animal health. Understanding the basic processes of parasite biology, especially those related to interactions with its host, will contribute to control F. hepatica infections and hence live
PMID 26440911

The laminated layer: Recent advances and insights into Echinococcus biology and evolution.

Díaz Á1, Fernández C2, Pittini Á2, Seoane PI2, Allen JE3, Casaravilla C2.
Experimental parasitology.Exp Parasitol.2015 Nov;158:23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.03.019. Epub 2015 Mar 25.
The laminated layer is the unique mucin-based extracellular matrix that protects Echinococcus larvae, and thus to an important extent, shapes host-parasite relationships in the larval echinococcoses. In 2011, we published twin reviews summarizing what was known about this structure. Since then, impo
PMID 25816974

Jonckheere N1, Skrypek N, Frénois F, Van Seuningen I.
Biochimie.Biochimie.2013 Jun;95(6):1077-86. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.11.005. Epub 2012 Nov 20.
Mucins belong to a heterogeneous family of large O-glycoproteins composed of a long peptidic chain called apomucin on which are linked hundreds of oligosaccharidic chains. Among mucins, membrane-bound mucins are modular proteins and have a structural organization usually containing Pro/Thr/Ser-rich
PMID 23178705