Transforming growth factor-β signalling regulates protoscolex formation in the Echinococcus multilocularis metacestode

The lethal zoonosis alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by tumor-like, infiltrative growth of the metacestode larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. We previously showed that the metacestode is composed of posteriorized tissue and that the production of the subsequent larval st...

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Main Authors: Marc Kaethner, Kerstin Epping, Peter Bernthaler, Kilian Rudolf, Irena Thomann, Nadine Leitschuh, Monika Bergmann, Markus Spiliotis, Uriel Koziol, Klaus Brehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1153117/full

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