Cationic amino acid transporters play key roles in the survival and transmission of apicomplexan parasites

Apicomplexans are parasites that use membrane transporters to scavenge essential nutrients from the host. Here the authors identify and characterize two apicomplexans transporters showing that these are crucial for cationic amino acid uptake, parasite survival and virulence.

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Auteurs principaux: Esther Rajendran, Sanduni V. Hapuarachchi, Catherine M. Miller, Stephen J. Fairweather, Yeping Cai, Nicholas C. Smith, Ian A. Cockburn, Stefan Bröer, Kiaran Kirk, Giel G. van Dooren
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/af9f4f91b04841bdb2ffbb97deef1228
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