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Elizabeth Franco, José Vázquez Prado, Isaura Meza, Fibronectin-Derived Fragments as Inducers of Adhesion and Chemotaxis of Entamoeba histolytica Trophozoites, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 176, Issue 6, December 1997, Pages 1597–1602, https://doi.org/10.1086/514160
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Abstract
Active migration of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites through extracellular matrixes might play a role in host tissue destruction. Trophozoites degrade soluble fibronectin (FN) bound to their surface and adhere to substrate-bound FN, producing local degradation. FN proteolytic fragments were used to determine the nature of adhesion and motility-promoting domains within the protein. The 70-kDa fragment (amino-terminal end) promoted the highest adhesion, followed by the 120-kDa fragment, which contains the cell-binding domain. The 25-kDa fragment (carboxy-terminal end of the A chain) promoted half the adhesion, while two Hep II-binding fragments had no effect. The 70- and 120-kDa fragments also stimulated directed migration and chemokinesis. Intact FN and the 25-kDa fragment showed lower stimulation. The Hep II-binding fragments had no activity. Results support previous evidence for distinct cell-surface components as mediators of adhesion to FN and trophozoite motility and the potential importance of cell matrix recognition and degradation in their invasive behavior.