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Review
. 2009 Oct;47 Suppl(Suppl):S59-68.
doi: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S59.

Functional genes and proteins of Clonorchis sinensis

Tae Im Kim  1 , Byoung-Kuk Na, Sung-Jong Hong
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Review

Functional genes and proteins of Clonorchis sinensis

Tae Im Kim et al. Korean J Parasitol. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

During the past several decades, researches on parasite genetics have progressed from biochemical and serodiagnostic studies to protein chemistry, molecular biology, and functional gene studies. Nowadays, bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics approaches are being applied by Korean parasitology researchers. As for Clonorchis sinensis, investigations have been carried out to identify its functional genes using forward and reverse genetic approaches and to characterize the biochemical and biological properties of its gene products. The authors review the proteins of cloned genes, which include antigenic proteins, physiologic and metabolic enzymes, and the gene expression profile of Clonorchis sinensis.

Keywords: Clonorchis sinensis; antigenic proteins; antioxidant enzyme; chromosome; energy metabolism; functional genes; protease.

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