Abstract
956 / 5.000This research project is a continuation of the first scientific initiation project of the proponent, where we cloned and purified the Plasmodium falciparum metacaspase (PfMCA). Interestingly, T. brucei metacaspase 2 has already been previously cloned and characterized by our group, and demonstrated that these enzymes have unique and peculiar characteristics, such as the need fo…