Cargando…

Characterization of an epimastigote-stage-specific hemoglobin receptor of Trypanosoma congolense

BACKGROUND: Since Trypanosoma spp. lack a complete heme synthesis pathway, the parasites are totally dependent on their host for heme throughout all of the stages of their life-cycle. We herein report the identification and characterization of a T. congolense epimastigote form (EMF)-specific hemoglo...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yamasaki, Shino, Suganuma, Keisuke, Yamagishi, Junya, Asada, Masahito, Yokoyama, Naoaki, Kawazu, Shin-ichiro, Inoue, Noboru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27216446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1563-9