Igor C. Almeida

Lytic anti-alpha-galactosyl antibodies from patients with chronic Chagas' disease recognize novel O-linked oligosaccharides on mucin-like glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoproteins of Trypanosoma cruzi.

I. C. Almeida, M. Ferguson, L. Travassos, 1994, The Biochemical journal.

Mucin-like molecules form a negatively charged coat that protects Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes from killing by human anti-alpha-galactosyl antibodies.

M. Ferguson, L. Travassos, T. Souto-Padrón, 2000, Journal of cell science.

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored Mucin-Like Glycoproteins from Trypanosoma cruzi Bind to CD1d but Do Not Elicit Dominant Innate or Adaptive Immune Responses Via the CD1d/NKT Cell Pathway1

I. C. Almeida, R. Gazzinelli, L. Travassos, 2002, The Journal of Immunology.