Reservosomes:: multipurpose organelles?

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作者
Cunha-e-Silva, Narcisa [1 ]
Sant'Anna, Celso [1 ]
Pereira, Miria Gomes [1 ]
Porto-Carreiro, Isabel [1 ]
Jeovanio, Andr Luiz [1 ]
de Souza, Wanderley [1 ]
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[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biofis Carlos Chagas Filho, BR-21949900 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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10.1007/s00436-006-0190-3
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 [理学]; 0710 [生物学]; 09 [农学]; 100103 [病原生物学];
摘要
Reservosomes are endocytic organelles from Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes that store proteins and lipids for future use. The lack of molecular markers for the compartments of this parasite makes it difficult to clarify all reservosome functions, as they present characteristics of pre-lysosomes, lysosomes and recycling compartments.
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