TcTASV: a novel protein family in trypanosoma cruzi identified from a subtractive trypomastigote cDNA library.

• Main Authors: Elizabeth A García (Author), María Ziliani (Author), Fernán Agüero (Author), Guillermo Bernabó (Author), Daniel O Sánchez (Author), Valeria Tekiel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: The identification and characterization of antigens expressed in Trypanosoma cruzi stages that parasitize mammals are essential steps for the development of new vaccines and diagnostics. Genes that are preferentially expressed in trypomastigotes may be involved in key processes that defi...