Affinity is an important determinant of the anti-trypanosome activity of nanobodies.

<h4>Background</h4>The discovery of Nanobodies (Nbs) with a direct toxic activity against African trypanosomes is a recent advancement towards a new strategy against these extracellular parasites. The anti-trypanosomal activity relies on perturbing the highly active recycling of the Vari...

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Main Authors: Guy Caljon, Benoît Stijlemans, Dirk Saerens, Jan Van Den Abbeele, Serge Muyldermans, Stefan Magez, Patrick De Baetselier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001902&type=printable