Glycan–glycan interactions determine Leishmania attachment to the midgut of permissive sand fly vectors
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DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03298k
Abstract: Direct glycan–glycan interactions are increasingly implicated in survival and pathogenicity of bacteria. Here, we show that they can be exploited by protozoan parasites in their insect hosts. Force spectroscopy revealed that Leishmania promastigotes display a… read more here.
Keywords: sand fly; midgut; fly; glycan glycan ... See more keywords