Identification of a RAC/AKT-like gene in Leishmania parasites as a putative therapeutic target in leishmaniasis

Identification of a RAC/AKT-like gene in Leishmania parasites as a putative therapeutic target in leishmaniasis

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is one of the world’s most neglected diseases caused by at least 20 different species of the protozoan parasite Leishmania. Although new drugs have become recently available, current therapy for leishmaniasis is still unsatisfactory. A subgroup of serine/threonine p...

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Main Authors: Rubén E. Varela-M, Rodrigo Ochoa, Carlos E. Muskus, Antonio Muro, Faustino Mollinedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
PKB/AKT
RAC/AKT-like
Therapeutic target
Leishmania
Leishmania donovani
Trypanosomatid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2379-y

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