Increased Trypanosoma brucei cathepsin-L activity inhibits human serum-mediated trypanolysis
Most African trypanosomes, including the veterinary species Trypanosoma brucei brucei and T. congolense are susceptible to lysis by human serum. A recent study by Alsford et al. [PLoS Pathogens (2014) 10, e1004130] has identified a T. b. brucei lysosomal cathepsin with an inhibitory effect on human...
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| Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell |
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| Online Access: | http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/increased-trypanosoma-brucei-cathepsin-l-activity-inhibits-human-serum-mediated-trypanolysis/ |