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Stella Maria Schmelzle

Paul Ehrlich InstitutORCID 0009-0004-0490-4290Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Bianca Walber· 1 shared Csaba MiskeyiD· 1 shared Ger van ZandbergeniD· 1 shared Jamal ShamsaraiD· 1 shared Katrin BagolaiD· 1 shared Liam Harold ChildsiD· 1 shared Michaela Bergmann· 1 shared Peter KolbiD· 1 shared

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p1/s1, a 3'-nucleotidase/nuclease, allows Leishmania major to circumvent host innate immune response mechanisms

Stella Maria Schmelzle, Michaela Bergmann, Bianca Walber, Jamal Shamsara, Tanja Ziesmann, Ute Distler, Csaba Miskey, Liam Harold Childs, Peter Kolb, Stefan Tenzer, Katrin Bagola, Ger van Zandbergen

This study identifies p1/s1, a 3'-nucleotidase/nuclease in Leishmania major, which helps the parasite evade host immune responses by generating adenosine and degrading neutrophil extracellular traps.

PLoS Pathogens · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology