Structures of PmSOD1 and PmSOD2, two superoxide dismutases from the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus
Asojo, O.A., Schott, E.J., Vasta, G.R., Silva, A.M.(2006) Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 62: 1072-1075
- PubMed: 17077482 
- DOI: 10.1107/S1744309106040425
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2CW2, 2CW3 - PubMed Abstract: 
Perkinsus marinus, a facultative intracellular parasite of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, is responsible for mass mortalities of oyster populations. P. marinus trophozoites survive and proliferate within oyster hemocytes, invading most tissues and fluids, thus causing a systemic infection that eventually kills the host ...