The Diverse Calpain Family in Trypanosomatidae: Functional Proteins Devoid of Proteolytic Activity?

by Vítor Ennes-Vidal, Marta Helena Branquinha, André Luis Souza dos Santos, Claudia Masini d’Avila-Levy
Published 2021-02-01

MDL28170, a calpain inhibitor, affects Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis, ultrastructure and attachment to Rhodnius prolixus midgut.

by Vítor Ennes-Vidal, Rubem F S Menna-Barreto, André L S Santos, Marta H Branquinha, Claudia M d'Avila-Levy
Published 2011-01-01

Calpains of Leishmania braziliensis: genome analysis, differential expression, and functional analysis

by Vítor Ennes-Vidal, Bianca da Silva Vitório, Rubem Figueiredo Sadok Menna-Barreto, André Nóbrega Pitaluga, Silvia Amaral Gonçalves-da-Silva, Marta Helena Branquinha, André Luis Souza Santos, Claudia Masini d’Avila-Levy

Aedes aegypti Infection With Trypanosomatid Strigomonas culicis Alters Midgut Redox Metabolism and Reduces Mosquito Reproductive Fitness

by Ana Cristina S. Bombaça, Ana Caroline P. Gandara, Vitor Ennes-Vidal, Vanessa Bottino-Rojas, Felipe A. Dias, Luana C. Farnesi, Marcos H. Sorgine, Ana Cristina Bahia, Rafaela V. Bruno, Rafaela V. Bruno, Rubem F. S. Menna-Barreto
Published 2021-08-01

Antibodies against the Plasmodium falciparum glutamate-rich protein from naturally exposed individuals living in a Brazilian malaria-endemic area can inhibit in vitro parasite grow...

by Lilian Rose Pratt-Riccio, Cesare Bianco-Junior, Paulo Renato Rivas Totino, Daiana De Souza Perce-Da-Silva, Luciene Aquino Silva, Evelyn Kety Pratt Riccio, Vítor Ennes-Vidal, Ana Gisele Costa Neves-Ferreira, Jonas Perales, Surza Lucia Gonçalves Da Rocha, Fabrício Dias-Da-Silva, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Joseli De Oliveira-Ferreira, Michael Theisen, Leonardo José De Moura Carvalho, Dalma Maria Banic
Published 2011-08-01