Cruzipain promotes Trypanosoma cruzi adhesion to Rhodnius prolixus midgut.
<h4>Background</h4>Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas' disease. Cysteine peptidases are relevant to several aspects of the T. cruzi life cycle and are implicated in parasite-mammalian host relationships. However, little is known about the factors that contribute to...
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| Main Authors: | Lívia Almeida Uehara, Otacílio C Moreira, Ana Carolina Oliveira, Patrícia Azambuja, Ana Paula Cabral Araujo Lima, Constança Britto, André Luis Souza dos Santos, Marta Helena Branquinha, Claudia Masini d'Avila-Levy |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001958&type=printable |
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