Peptide selection via phage display to inhibit Leishmania-macrophage interactions

Peptide selection via phage display to inhibit Leishmania-macrophage interactions

IntroductionLeishmaniasis comprises a complex group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites from the Leishmania genus, presenting a significant threat to human health. Infection starts by the release into the skin of metacyclic promastigote (MP) form of the parasite by an infected sand fly. Soon a...

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Main Authors: Juliane Buzzon Meneghesso Verga, Márcia A. S. Graminha, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Sung-Jae Cha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
phage display 12-mer peptide library
Leishmania-macrophage interaction
ligand-receptor interaction
metacyclic promastigote
visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1362252/full

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