Apicomplexans are important pathogens that cause severe infections in humans and
animals. The biology and pathogeneses of these parasites have shown that proteins are …

Eimeria parasites cause enteric disease in livestock and the closely related Cyclospora
cayetanensis causes human disease. Oocysts of these coccidian parasites undergo …

Calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) containing the specific calcium-binding motif (EF-hand)
play a crucial role in important physiological events such as secretion, storage and signal …

Telomerase, consisting of telomerase RNA and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), is
responsible for the maintenance of the end of linear chromosomes. TERT, as the catalytic …

Chicken coccidiosis caused by the Eimeria parasites, including E. acervuline, E. brunetti, E.
maxima, E. mitis, E. necatrix, E. praecox and E. tenella, is one of the most economically …

Eimeria tenella is an obligate intracellular parasite that actively invades cecal epithelial cells
of chickens. This parasite encodes a genome of more than 8000 genes. However, more than …

Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) and PDI-like proteins are members of the thioredoxin
superfamily. They contain thioredoxin-like domains and catalyze the physiological oxidation …

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a key enzyme in the glycolytic pathway and is crucial for
parasite survival. In this study, we cloned and expressed the LDH of Eimeria tenella …

由于鸡球虫病对养禽业带来巨大经济损失, 鸡球虫生物学, 疫苗和药物开发一直倍受重视.
我国科研工作者在鸡球虫的分子生物学领域做了大量研究工作, 主要涉及球虫功能基因 …

The biggest contribution of the poultry industry is to provide meat or egg for human
consumption. Annually, the industry suffers or faces losses of production due to many …