Thrombospondin-1 Interacts with Trypanosoma cruzi Surface Calreticulin to Enhance Cellular Infection

Candice A. Johnson; Yulia Y. Kleshchenko; Adaeze O. Ikejiani; Aniekanabasi N. Udoko; Tatiana C. Cardenas; Siddharth Pratap; Mark A. Duquette; Maria F. Lima; Jack Lawler; Fernando Villalta; Pius N. Nde

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040614

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Thrombospondin-1 Interacts with Trypanosoma cruzi Surface Calreticulin to Enhance Cellular Infection

Candice A. Johnson,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Yulia Y. Kleshchenko,

Affiliation U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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Adaeze O. Ikejiani,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Aniekanabasi N. Udoko,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Tatiana C. Cardenas,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Siddharth Pratap,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Mark A. Duquette,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Maria F. Lima,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jack Lawler,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Fernando Villalta,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Pius N. Nde

* E-mail: pnde@mmc.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Thrombospondin-1 Interacts with Trypanosoma cruzi Surface Calreticulin to Enhance Cellular Infection

Candice A. Johnson,
Yulia Y. Kleshchenko,
Adaeze O. Ikejiani,
Aniekanabasi N. Udoko,
Tatiana C. Cardenas,
Siddharth Pratap,
Mark A. Duquette,
Maria F. Lima,
Jack Lawler,
Fernando Villalta

Published: July 11, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040614

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