Molecular and antigenic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi TolT proteins.

• Main Authors: Maite Lobo (Author), Virginia Balouz (Author), Luciano Melli (Author), Giannina Carlevaro (Author), María E Cortina (Author), María de Los Milagros Cámara (Author), Gaspar E Cánepa (Author), Santiago J Carmona (Author), Jaime Altcheh (Author), Oscar Campetella (Author), Andrés E Ciocchini (Author), Fernán Agüero (Author), Juan Mucci (Author), Carlos A Buscaglia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:TolT was originally described as a Trypanosoma cruzi molecule that accumulated on the trypomastigote flagellum bearing similarity to bacterial TolA colicins receptors. Preliminary biochemical studies indicated that TolT resolved in SDS-PAGE as ~3-5 different bands with sizes between 34 an...