Identification and Functional Analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi Genes That Encode Proteins of the Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Biosynthetic Pathway

Chagas disease, considered one of the most neglected tropical diseases, is caused by the blood-borne parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and currently affects about 8 million people in Latin America. T. cruzi can be transmitted by insect vectors, blood transfusion, organ transplantation and mother-to-baby as...

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Main Authors: Cardoso, Mariana S., Junqueira, Caroline, Trigueiro, Ricardo C., Shams-Eldin, Hosam, Macedo, Cristiana S., Araújo, Patrícia R., Gomes, Dawidson A., Martinelli, Patrícia M., Kimmel, Jürgen, Stahl, Philipp, Niehus, Sebastian, Schwarz, Ralph T., Previato, José O., Mendonça-Previato, Lucia, Gazzinelli, Ricardo T., Teixeira, Santuza M. R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738449/