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Fig. 8 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 8

From: Molecular characterization and functional analysis of the Schistosoma mekongi Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease (calpain)

Fig. 8

Degradation of biological substrates by rSmeCalp1. SmeCalp1 was incubated with substrates a albumin, b hemoglobin, c IgG, d complement C1q, e complement C3 and f fibronectin at different time points and then subjected to SDS-PAGE. rSmeCalp1 degraded only the α-subunit of complement C3 (115 kDa) (e) and fibronectin (f), and this activity was inhibited in the presence of cysteine protease inhibitor (E64) (data not shown)

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