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Table 3 Proteins found in the Dirofilaria immitis secretome with functions that are known to be usually conserved in nematodes

From: First analysis of the secretome of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis

SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION

ABUNDANCE RANK

Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein

1

Transthyretin family proteins

4

LL20 15 kDa ladder antigen

7

Cysteine protease inhibitor/cystatin

11

Immunogenic protein 3

14

Glutathione-S-transferase

18

Lectins (galectin/galactoside-binding protein)

20

Actin

23

Enolase

42

Triosephosphate isomerase

46

Macrophage migration inhibition factor

50

Heat shock protein 70

52

Fatty acid-bunding protein

54

Protein disulfide isomerase

77

Cyclophilin

61

Fumarase

90

Aldolase

100

  1. List compiled from published secretomes [15–18, 28–30].