Molecular Characterization of a Novel Family of Trypanosoma cruzi Surface Membrane Proteins (TcSMP) Involved in Mammalian Host Cell Invasion.

• Autores principales: Nadini Oliveira Martins (Autor), Renata Torres de Souza (Autor), Esteban Mauricio Cordero (Autor), Danielle Cortez Maldonado (Autor), Cristian Cortez (Autor), Marjorie Mendes Marini (Autor), Eden Ramalho Ferreira (Autor), Ethel Bayer-Santos (Autor), Igor Correia de Almeida (Autor), Nobuko Yoshida (Autor), José Franco da Silveira (Autor)
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• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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The surface coat of Trypanosoma cruzi is predominantly composed of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins, which have been extensively characterized. However, very little is known about less abundant surface proteins and their role in host-parasite interactions.Here, we described a novel fam...