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The human blood parasite Schistosoma mansoni expresses extracellular tegumental calpains that cleave the blood clotting protein fibronectin

Schistosomes are intravascular, parasitic flatworms that cause debilitating disease afflicting >200 million people. Proteins expressed at the host-parasite interface likely play key roles in modifying the worm’s local environment to ensure parasite survival. Proteomic analysis reveals that two pr...

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Autores principales: Wang, Qiang, Da’dara, Akram A., Skelly, Patrick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5635006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29018227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13141-5