Trichocystatin-2 from Trichomonas vaginalis: role of N-terminal cysteines in aggregation, protease inhibition, and trichomonal cysteine protease-dependent cytotoxicity on HeLa cells

Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that causes trichomoniasis, the most common nonviral neglected sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Biomarkers and therapeutic targets, including specific trichomonad cysteine proteases (CPs) and their endogenous inhibitors, have been identified to di...

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Main Authors: Verónica Aranda-Chan, Montserrat Gutiérrez-Soto, Claudia Ivonne Flores-Pucheta, Octavio Montes-Flores, Rossana Arroyo, Jaime Ortega-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Parasitology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpara.2025.1512012/full
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