Characterization of GH18 chitinase in Leishmania braziliensis: expression, structural insights, and implications for vaccine and therapeutic development.

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Title: Characterization of GH18 chitinase in Leishmania braziliensis: expression, structural insights, and implications for vaccine and therapeutic development.
Authors: Rojas-Pirela M; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007, Salamanca, Spain. mrojaspirela@usal.es.; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. mrojaspirela@usal.es.; Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. mrojaspirela@usal.es.; Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela. mrojaspirela@usal.es., Chacón-Arnaude M; Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela.; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany., Lárez-Velásquez C; Grupo de Polímeros, Departamento de Química, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela., Rojas MV; Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2373223, Valparaíso, Chile., Cardenas C; Núcleo de Biotecnología Curauma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Universidad 330. 2373223, Valparaíso, Chile., Cáceres AJ; Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela., Corchete LA; Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA., Andrade-Alviárez D; Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela., Prieto-Rojas LA; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela., Salete-Granado D; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007, Salamanca, Spain.; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain., Pérez-Nieto MÁ; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007, Salamanca, Spain.; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain., Quiñones W; Laboratorio de Enzimología de Parásitos, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela., Michels PAM; School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FL, UK.; Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Marcos M; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007, Salamanca, Spain.; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.; Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
Source: Biological research [Biol Res] 2026 Apr 16; Vol. 59 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 16.
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