TY - JOUR
T1 - Lipophosphoglycan (LPG) and the identification of virulence genes in the protozoan parasite Leishmania
AU - Beverley, Stephen M.
AU - Turco, Salvatore J.
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - Leishmania exploits several strategies to survive within the phagolysosome of vertebrate macrophages and be transmitted by sand fly vectors. Recent advances in functional genetic analysis provide a new avenue for identifying genes implicated in the infectious cycle of the parasite, such as those necessary for the synthesis and expression of the key surface glycoconjugate, lipophosphoglycan (LPG).
AB - Leishmania exploits several strategies to survive within the phagolysosome of vertebrate macrophages and be transmitted by sand fly vectors. Recent advances in functional genetic analysis provide a new avenue for identifying genes implicated in the infectious cycle of the parasite, such as those necessary for the synthesis and expression of the key surface glycoconjugate, lipophosphoglycan (LPG).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031939025&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01180-3
DO - 10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01180-3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 9481823
AN - SCOPUS:0031939025
VL - 6
SP - 35
EP - 40
JO - Trends in Microbiology
JF - Trends in Microbiology
SN - 0966-842X
IS - 1
ER -