The protein family TcTASV-C is a novel Trypanosoma cruzi virulence factor secreted in extracellular vesicles by trypomastigotes and highly expressed in bloodstream forms.

• Principais autores: Lucas D Caeiro (Autor), Catalina D Alba-Soto (Autor), Mariana Rizzi (Autor), María Elisa Solana (Autor), Giselle Rodriguez (Autor), Agustina M Chidichimo (Autor), Matías E Rodriguez (Autor), Daniel O Sánchez (Autor), Gabriela V Levy (Autor), Valeria Tekiel (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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TcTASV-C is a protein family of about 15 members that is expressed only in the trypomastigote stage of Trypanosoma cruzi. We have previously shown that TcTASV-C is located at the parasite surface and secreted to the medium. Here we report that the expression of different TcTASV-C genes occurs simult...