Cathepsin-L can resist lysis by human serum in Trypanosoma brucei brucei.

Cathepsin-L can resist lysis by human serum in Trypanosoma brucei brucei.

Closely related African trypanosomes cause lethal diseases but display distinct host ranges. Specifically, Trypanosoma brucei brucei causes nagana in livestock but fails to infect humans, while Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense cause sleeping sickness in humans. T. b. b...

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Main Authors: Sam Alsford, Rachel B Currier, José Afonso Guerra-Assunção, Taane G Clark, David Horn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022737?pdf=render

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