Trypanosomes and Leishmania contain an abundance of stage-regulated cysteine proteinases encoded by several gene families. Analysis of parasites rendered defective in cysteine proteinase function, either through genetic manipulation or through the use of specific inhibitors, has revealed roles for the enzymes in parasite virulence, in modulation of the host's immune response and in parasite differentiation.
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Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Ctr Biosci, Manchester M1 5DG, Lancs, England
Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Fac Sci & Engn, Dept Life Sci, Manchester M1 5DG, Lancs, EnglandManchester Metropolitan Univ, Ctr Biosci, Manchester M1 5DG, Lancs, England
Shears, Rebecca K.
Grencis, Richard K.
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Lydia Becker Inst Immunol & Inflammat, Manchester M13 9PT, Lancs, England
Wellcome Trust Ctr Cell Matrix Res, Manchester M13 9PT, Lancs, England
Div Infect Immun & Resp Med, Manchester M13 9PT, Lancs, England
Univ Manchester, Manchester Acad Hlth Sci Ctr, Sch Biol Sci, Fac Biol Med & Hlth, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, EnglandManchester Metropolitan Univ, Ctr Biosci, Manchester M1 5DG, Lancs, England