Surface Molecules Released by Trypanosoma cruzi Metacyclic Forms Downregulate Host Cell Invasion.

BACKGROUND:The question whether metacylic trypomastigote (MT) forms of different T. cruzi strains differentially release surface molecules, and how they affect host cell invasion, remains to be fully clarified. We addressed that question using T. cruzi strains that differ widely in the ability to in...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Mordente Clemente, Cristian Cortez, Antônio da Silva Novaes, Nobuko Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4970754?pdf=render