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megasome

Large, cysteine proteinase rich lysosomes, often found in the amastigote (an intracytoplasmic, nonflagellated form of the parasite) stage of… 
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2011
2011
Helicobacter pylori phagosome maturation in primary human macrophages
BackgroundHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a micro-aerophilic, spiral-shaped, motile bacterium that is the principal cause of… 
2004
2004
Ultrastructural and cytochemical identification of megasome in Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi
The present work showed the presence of a megasome in Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi amastigotes. Transmission electron… 
2002
2002
Expression and processing of megasome cysteine proteinases during Leishmania amazonensis differentiation
Abstract. Amastigotes of Leishmania species belonging to the Leishmania mexicana complex exhibit large lysosomes, called… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Megasome biogenesis in Leishmania amazonensis : a morphometric and cytochemical study
Abstract Megasomes are large lysosomes found in the amastigote stage of Leishmania species belonging to the mexicana complex. The… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Kinetics of the intracellular differentiation of Leishmania amazonensis and internalization of host MHC molecules by the intermediate parasite stages
The establishment of Leishmania in mammals depends on the transformation of metacyclic promastigotes into amastigotes within… 
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Virulent Strains of Helicobacter pylori Demonstrate Delayed Phagocytosis and Stimulate Homotypic Phagosome Fusion in Macrophages
Helicobacter pylori colonizes the gastric epithelium of ∼50% of the world's population and plays a causative role in the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The biosynthesis, processing, and immunolocalization of Leishmania pifanoi amastigote cysteine proteinases.
1994
1994
Proteinase activities during temperature-induced stage differentiation of species complexes of Leishmania.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Identification of two distinct cysteine proteinase genes of Leishmania pifanoi axenic amastigotes using the polymerase chain reaction.
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1986
Highly Cited
1986
Leishmania mexicana: amastigote hydrolases in unusual lysosomes.
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