Identification of trans-sialidases as a common mediator of endothelial cell activation by African trypanosomes.

Understanding African Trypanosomiasis (AT) host-pathogen interaction is the key to an "anti-disease vaccine", a novel strategy to control AT. Here we provide a better insight into this poorly described interaction by characterizing the activation of a panel of endothelial cells by bloodstr...

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Main Authors: Zeinab Ammar, Nicolas Plazolles, Théo Baltz, Virginie Coustou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795030?pdf=render