Subcellular localization of an intracellular serine protease of 68 kDa in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigotes

Here we report the subcellular localization of an intracellular serine protease of 68 kDa in axenic promastigotes of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, using subcellular fractionation, enzymatic assays, immunoblotting, and immunocytochemistry. All fractions were evaluated by transmission electron...

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Main Authors: José Andrés Morgado-Díaz, Raquel Elisa da Silva-Lopez, Carlos Roberto Alves, Maurilio José Soares, Suzana Corte-Real, Salvatore Giovanni De Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000400007