Trypanosoma cruzi: a stage-specific calpain-like protein is induced after various kinds of stress

Calpains are calcium-dependent cysteine proteinases found in all living organisms and are involved in diverse cellular processes. Calpain-like proteins have been reported after in silico analysis of the Tritryps genome and are believed to play important roles in cell functions of trypanosomatids. We describe the characterization of a member of this family, which is differentially expressed during the life-cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi.

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Main Authors: Giese,Viviane, Dallagiovanna,Bruno, Marchini,Fabricio K, Pavoni,Daniela P, Krieger,Marco A, Goldenberg,Samuel
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600015
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