The regulation of autophagy differentially affects Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis.

Autophagy is a cellular process required for the removal of aged organelles and cytosolic components through lysosomal degradation. All types of eukaryotic cells from yeasts to mammalian cells have the machinery to activate autophagy as a result of many physiological and pathological situations. The...

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Main Authors: María Cristina Vanrell, Antonella Denisse Losinno, Juan Agustín Cueto, Darío Balcazar, Laura Virginia Fraccaroli, Carolina Carrillo, Patricia Silvia Romano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5683653?pdf=render