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Abstract
Signal transduction events triggered in mammalian host cells by the obligate intracellular parasite Trypanosoma cruzi are required for invasion. Infective T. cruzi trypomastigotes elicit Ca2+ signaling in mammalian host cells and activate transforming growth factor-beta receptor signaling pathways. The elevation of Ca2+ in T. cruzi, induced by host-cell contact, is also required for invasion, extending the concept of host-pathogen 'cross-talk' to invasive protozoan pathogens.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 10066513 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5274(98)80066-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Microbiol ISSN: 1369-5274 Impact factor: 7.934