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Metacaspase-binding peptide inhibits heat shock-induced death in Leishmania (L.) amazonensis

Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis is an important agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. This parasite faces cell death in some situations during transmission to the vertebrate host, and this process seems to be dependent on the activity of metacaspase (MCA), an enzyme bearing trypsin-like ac...

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Autores principales: Peña, Mauricio S, Cabral, Guilherme C, Fotoran, Wesley L, Perez, Katia R, Stolf, Beatriz S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5386556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28252649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2017.59