Sera from chronic Chagasic patients and rodents infected with Trypanosoma cruzi inhibit trans-sialidase by recognizing its amino-terminal and catalytic domain

Therapeutic activity and criterion of cure on mice experimentally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.

1962 • 794 citations

A novel cell surface trans-sialidase of trypanosoma cruzi generates a stage-specific epitope required for invasion of mammalian cells

1991 • 420 citations

Incorporation of sialic acid into Trypanosoma cruzi macromolecules. A proposal for a new metabolic route

1985 • 193 citations

Identification of a Trypanosoma cruzi antigen that is shed during the acute phase of Chagas' disease

1989 • 181 citations

Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase and neuraminidase activities can be mediated by the same enzymes.

1992 • 134 citations

The Trypanosoma cruzi neuraminidase contains sequences similar to bacterial neuraminidases, YWTD repeats of the low density lipoprotein receptor, and type III modules of fibronectin.

1991 • 131 citations

Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase and cell invasion

1993 • 130 citations

Identification of the gene(s) coding for the trans-sialidase of Trypanosoma cruzi.

1992 • 115 citations

The Occurrence ofN-Acetyl- andN-Glycoloylneuraminic Acid inTrypanosoma cruzi

1983 • 98 citations

A superfamily of trypanosoma cruzi surface antigens

1992 • 96 citations

SAPA/ trans ‐sialidase and cruzipain: two antigens from Trypanosoma cruzi contain immunodominant but enzymatically inactive domains

1992 • 76 citations

A proteolytic fragment of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase lacking the carboxyl-terminal domain is active, monomeric, and generates antibodies that inhibit enzymatic activity.

1994 • 67 citations

Stage-specific expression and intracellular shedding of the cell surface trans-sialidase of Trypanosoma cruzi

1992 • 62 citations

Trans-sialidase from Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes is expressed at the stationary phase and is different from the enzyme expressed in trypomastigotes

1993 • 46 citations

A rapid and sensitive assay for neuraminidase using peanut lectin hemagglutination: Application to Vibrio cholera and Trypanosoma cruzi

1983 • 45 citations

Macrophage activation and histopathological findings in Calomys callosus and Swiss mice infected with several strains of Trypanosoma cruzi

1992 • 31 citations

Primeiro encontro do Triatoma costalimai naturalmente infectado pelo Trypanosoma cruzi: estudo de aspectos biológicos da amostra isolada

1981 • 22 citations

Mapping of a B-cell epitope present in the neuraminidase of Trypanosoma cruzi

1992 • 20 citations

Differential expression of Trypanosoma cruzi neuraminidase in intra- and extracellular trypomastigotes

1991 • 18 citations

Lack of protection against Trypanosoma cruzi by multiple doses of T. lewisi culture forms

1974 • 15 citations