Serine Proteinases in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Promastigotes Have Distinct Subcellular Distributions and Expression
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Detection of Serine Proteinases in Subcellular Fractions of Promastigotes
2.2. Gene Transcripts Detected in Promastigotes
2.3. Prediction of Subtilisin Subcellular Localization
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Santos-de-Souza, R.; Monteiro de Castro Côrtes, L.; dos Santos Charret, K.; Cysne-Finkelstein, L.; Alves, C.R.; Souza-Silva, F. Serine Proteinases in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Promastigotes Have Distinct Subcellular Distributions and Expression. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 1315. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms20061315
Santos-de-Souza R, Monteiro de Castro Côrtes L, dos Santos Charret K, Cysne-Finkelstein L, Alves CR, Souza-Silva F. Serine Proteinases in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Promastigotes Have Distinct Subcellular Distributions and Expression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019; 20(6):1315. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms20061315
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantos-de-Souza, Raquel, Luzia Monteiro de Castro Côrtes, Karen dos Santos Charret, Léa Cysne-Finkelstein, Carlos Roberto Alves, and Franklin Souza-Silva. 2019. "Serine Proteinases in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Promastigotes Have Distinct Subcellular Distributions and Expression" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 6: 1315. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijms20061315