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Black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) phospholipases A2 cause Trypanosoma brucei death by blocking endocytosis through the flagellar pocket
A. Martos-Esteban, O. J. S. Macleod, I. Maudlin…·A. H. Laustsen
This study shows that phospholipases A2 from Black-necked spitting cobra venom block Trypanosoma brucei endocytosis by enlarging the flagellar pocket and disrupting Rab11 localization, leading to cell cycle arrest.
DOI 10.1101/2021.11.01.466813