Thrombospondin-1 Interacts with Trypanosoma cruzi Surface Calreticulin to Enhance Cellular Infection

Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, which is a neglected tropical disease that produces severe pathology and mortality. The mechanisms by which the parasite invades cells are not well elucidated. We recently reported that T. cruzi up-regulates the expression of thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) to enhan...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Candice A., Kleshchenko, Yulia Y., Ikejiani, Adaeze O., Udoko, Aniekanabasi N., Cardenas, Tatiana C., Pratap, Siddharth, Duquette, Mark A., Lima, Maria F., Lawler, Jack, Villalta, Fernando, Nde, Pius N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394756/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808206
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040614
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