Rhoptry proteins (ROPs), secreted by specific rhoptry organelles of apicomplexan parasites,
are determinants of parasite pathogenesis and sources of vaccine candidates. Twenty-eight …

Simple Summary Rhoptry proteins (ROPs) of phylum Apicomplexa parasites are important
secretory virulence factors as well as candidate vaccines. However, studies on ROPs of …

Eimeria tenella (E. tenella) is a highly pathogenic and prevalent species of Eimeria that
infects chickens, and it causes a considerable disease burden worldwide. The secreted …

Eimeria tenella is an obligate intracellular parasite responsible for avian coccidiosis. Like
other apicomplexan parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii, cell invasion and intracellular …

Simple Summary Approximately 8000 genes of Eimeria tenella have been found by genome
sequencing, whereas very few data are currently available regarding E. tenella rhoptry …

Proteins derived from the rhoptry secretory organelles are crucial for the invasion and
survival of apicomplexan parasites within host cells. The rhoptries are club-shaped …

The genome sequences of Eimeria tenella have been sequenced, but> 70% of these genes
are currently categorized as having an unknown function or annotated as conserved …

A novel cDNA sequence with an open reading frame of 774bp from Eimeria tenella F2
hybrid strain (ETRH01) was isolated from a lamda cDNA library with a monoclonal antibody …

Kinome from apicomplexan parasites is composed of eukaryotic protein kinases and
Apicomplexa specific kinases, such as rhoptry kinases (ROPK). Ropk is a gene family that is …

Rhoptry organelles from sporozoites of the apicomplexan parasite Eimeria tenella contain at
least 60 independent polypeptides that can be resolved by two-dimensional gel …