Leishmania donovani infection enhances lateral mobility of macrophage membrane protein which is reversed by liposomal cholesterol.

• Main Authors: Moumita Ghosh (Author), Koushik Roy (Author), Dipanwita Das Mukherjee (Author), Gopal Chakrabarti (Author), Kingshuk Roy Choudhury (Author), Syamal Roy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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The protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani (LD) reduces cellular cholesterol of the host possibly for its own benefit. Cholesterol is mostly present in the specialized compartment of the plasma membrane. The relation between mobility of membrane proteins and cholesterol depletion from membrane conti...