The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway: role in immune evasion by trypanosomatids

Leishmania spp and Trypanosoma cruzi are the causative agents of leishmaniasis and Chagas' disease, respectively, two neglected tropical diseases that affect about 25 million people worldwide. These parasites belong to the family Trypanosomatidae and are both obligate intracellular parasites th...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Carolina Soares-Silva, Flávia Fernandino Diniz, Gabriela Nunes Gomes, Diana eBahia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00183/full