A Calcium/Cation Exchanger Participates in the Programmed Cell Death and in vitro Virulence of Entamoeba histolytica

A Calcium/Cation Exchanger Participates in the Programmed Cell Death and in vitro Virulence of Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica is the etiologic agent of human amoebiasis, disease that causes 40,000 to 100,000 deaths annually worldwide. The cytopathic activity as well as the growth and differentiation of this microorganism is dependent on both, extracellular and free cytoplasmic calcium. However, few is...

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Main Authors: Martha Valle-Solis, Jeni Bolaños, Esther Orozco, Miriam Huerta, Guillermina García-Rivera, Andrés Salas-Casas, Bibiana Chávez-Munguía, Mario A. Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Entamoeba histolytica
calcium/cation exchanger
protein overexpression
programmed cell death
virulence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00342/full

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