Trypanosoma cruzi: a stage-specific calpain-like protein is induced after various kinds of stress
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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 duri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0074-0276
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762008000600015