Silencing of the Laminin γ-1 Gene Blocks <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Infection

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It is thought that Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas' disease, modulates the extracellular matrix network to facilitate infection of human cells. However, direct evidence to document this phenomenon is lacking. Here we show that the T. cruzi gp83 ligand, a cell surface trans-sialidase-like molecule that the parasite uses to attach to host cells, increases the level of laminin gamma-1 transcript...

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