Expression and cellular localisation of Trypanosoma cruzi calpains

Expression and cellular localisation of Trypanosoma cruzi calpains

BACKGROUND Calpains are present in almost all organisms and comprise a family of calcium-dependent cysteine peptidases implicated in crucial cellular functions. Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, presents an expansion on this gene family with unexplored biological properties....

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Main Authors: Vítor Ennes-Vidal, André Nóbrega Pitaluga, Constança Felícia De Paoli de Carvalho Britto, Marta Helena Branquinha, André Luis Souza dos Santos, Rubem Figueiredo Sadok Menna-Barreto, Claudia Masini d’Avila-Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2020-10-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
cysteine peptidase
ultrastructure
Chagas disease
trypanosomatid
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