Cysteine Proteases of Pathogenic Organisms

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Robinson, Mark W. (Editor), Dalton, John P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2011.
• Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 712
• Subjects: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Molecular Medicine.

Cysteine proteases expressed by pathogenic organisms play key roles in virulence including host entry, feeding and suppression of host immune responses. This book gives comprehensive coverage to all aspects of pathogen cysteine proteases and brings together numerous scientific advances which have be...