Kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 as a vaccine candidate and a virulence factor in Leishmania

Kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 (KMP-11), a protein present in all kinetoplastid protozoa, is considered a potential candidate for a leishmaniasis vaccine. In Leishmania amazonensis, KMP-11 is expressed in promastigotes and amastigotes. In both stages, the protein was found in association with mem...

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Main Authors: Sergio Coutinho Furtado De Mendonça, Léa Cysne Finkelstein, Denise Cristina de Souza Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00524/full