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. 2024:2801:87-95.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3842-2_7.

A Dye Uptake Assay to Measure Large-Pore Channel Activity in Trypanosoma cruzi

José Luis Vega  1 , Aníbal García  2 , Jorge González  3 , Juan C Sáez  2
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A Dye Uptake Assay to Measure Large-Pore Channel Activity in Trypanosoma cruzi

José Luis Vega et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2024.

Abstract

Large-pore channels allow the exchange of ions and molecules between the intra- and extracellular compartments. These channels are structures formed by several protein families with little or no evolutionary linkages that include connexins (Cxs), pannexins (Panxs), innexins (Inxs), CALHM1, and LRRC8 proteins. Recently, we have described the unnexins (Unxs) proteins expressed in Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) that also is like to form large-pore channels at the plasma membrane. In this chapter, we describe a dye uptake method for evaluating the unnexin-formed channel function in T. cruzi, as well as the methods for evaluating their participation in the transformation of trypomastigotes into amastigotes. These methods can facilitate understanding the role of large-pore channels in the parasite's biology.

Keywords: Chagas diseases; Parasitic diseases; Unnexin.

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