Exosome Secretion by the Parasitic Protozoan Leishmania within the Sand Fly Midgut

Despite several studies describing the secretion of exosomes by Leishmania in vitro, observation of their formation and release in vivo has remained a major challenge. Herein, we show that Leishmania constitutively secretes exosomes within the lumen of the sand fly midgut through a mechanism homolog...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Diniz Atayde, Hamide Aslan, Shannon Townsend, Kasra Hassani, Shaden Kamhawi, Martin Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715010839

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