Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase and cell invasion

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

Sérgio Schenkman, Man-Shiow Jiang, Gerald W. Hart et al. · Cell · 1991 · 420 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology, Immunology +12

Human alternative complement pathway: membrane-associated sialic acid regulates the competition between B and beta1 H for cell-bound C3b.

Kazatchkine, Fearon Dt, Austen Kf · PubMed · 1979 · 350 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +13

Human Alternative Complement Pathway: Membrane-Associated Sialic Acid Regulates the Competition between B and β1H for Cell-Bound C3b

Michel D. Kazatchkine, Douglas T. Fearon, K. Frank Austen · The Journal of Immunology · 1979 · 290 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +12

Stage-specific surface antigens expressed during the morphogenesis of vertebrate forms of Trypanosoma cruzi

Norma W. Andrews, Kyongsu Hong, E. Robbins et al. · Experimental Parasitology · 1987 · 236 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

A T. cruzi-secreted protein immunologically related to the complement component C9: Evidence for membrane pore-forming activity at low pH

Norma W. Andrews, Charles K. Abrams, Stephen L. Slatin et al. · Cell · 1990 · 209 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17