Eimeria acervulina Microneme Protein 3 Inhibits Apoptosis of the Chicken Duodenal Epithelial Cell by Targeting the Casitas B-Lineage Lymphoma Protein

Eimeria acervulina (E. acervulina) causes coccidiosis in poultry which persists as economic pain worldwide. Most damage to the intestinal mucosa results from apoptosis of the infected intestinal epithelial cells. The Microneme protein 3 (MIC3) protein is a key virulence factor in some parasites invo...

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Main Authors: Pu Wang, Yukun Jia, Yue Han, Weirong Wang, Yiran Zhu, Jiali Xu, Chiyu Guan, Jinpeng Ying, Simin Deng, Jing Wang, Xian Zhang, Mianmian Chen, Changyong Cheng, Houhui Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.636809/full