Trypsin- and Chymotrypsin-like serine proteases in schistosoma mansoni-- 'the undiscovered country'.

Trypsin- and Chymotrypsin-like serine proteases in schistosoma mansoni-- 'the undiscovered country'.

Blood flukes (Schistosoma spp.) are parasites that can survive for years or decades in the vasculature of permissive mammalian hosts, including humans. Proteolytic enzymes (proteases) are crucial for successful parasitism, including aspects of invasion, maturation and reproduction. Most attention ha...

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Main Authors: Martin Horn, Pavla Fajtová, Liliana Rojo Arreola, Lenka Ulrychová, Pavla Bartošová-Sojková, Zdeněk Franta, Anna V Protasio, David Opavský, Jiří Vondrášek, James H McKerrow, Michael Mareš, Conor R Caffrey, Jan Dvořák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3967958?pdf=render

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