Molecular Characterization of a Tetraspanin from the Human Liver Fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini

Abstract

This is the first report of a tetraspanin from the tegument of a liver fluke. Our data imply that tetraspanins play important structural roles in the development of the tegument in the adult fluke. Potential uses of O. viverrini tetraspanins as novel interventions are discussed.