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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Parasitol. 2010 Jun 18;126(3):283–291. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.06.023

Table 1.

Surface glycoproteins of T. cruzi with extracellular matrix binding or proteolytic activity

Protein Host Target or Ligand Biology Reference(s)
gp82 mucin, unknown surface ligand binding, signaling [138]
gp63 fibronectin, laminin ECM protease, binding [139]
Penetrin (gp60) heparan, heparan sulfate, collagen binding [139]
Tc-85/ gp85/TS fibronectin, laminin, cytokeratin 18 binding, retention [140, 141]
gp35/50 mucins binding, signaling [142]
gp90 unknown inhibitor of invasion, signaling [143]
gp30 unknown binding [79]
Mucins/Trans-sialidase 2,3-sialyl containing host surface glycoproteins (galectin-3) sialidase, secreted (SAPA) immunogen [144, 145]
Mucin p45 unknown cardiac myocyte binding [146]
gp83 unknown sialidase, Ca signaling [147]
Cruzipain bradykinin cysteine proteases [148, 149]
POP Tc80 serine protease collagen I, IV, fibronectin ECM protease [150, 151]