Two special organelles found in Trypanosoma cruzi

Two special organelles found in Trypanosoma cruzi

We review here two unique organelles from Trypanosoma cruzi. One of them is the acidocalcisome, cytoplasmic vacuoles containing a very high Ca2+ concentration and a Ca2+ - H+ translocating ATPase activity, present in all trypanosomatids. The other organelle is the reservosome, site of accumulation o...

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Main Authors: WANDERLEY DE SOUZA, ISABEL PORTO CARREIRO, KILDARE MIRANDA, NARCISA L. CUNHA E SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2000-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
acidocalcisome
reservosome
Trypanosoma cruzi
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652000000300016

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