Mechanisms of infectivity and evasion derived from microvesicles cargo produced by Trypanosoma cruzi

Cell invasion by the intracellular protozoans requires interaction of proteins from both the host and the parasite. Many parasites establish chronic infections, showing they have the potential to escape the immune system; for example, Trypanosoma cruzi is an intracellular parasite that causes Chagas...

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Main Authors: Bruna Cristina Borges, Isadora Akemi Uehara, Laysa Oliveira Santos Dias, Paula Cristina Brígido, Claudio Vieira Silva, Marcelo J B Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00161/full