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Complementation of a glucose transporter mutant of Schizosaccharomyces pombe by a novel Trypanosoma brucei gene.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 12 May 2000
Bayele H K, Eisenthal R S, Towner P
Abstract excerpt
The African trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei has a digenetic life cycle that involves the insect vector and the mammalian host. This is underscored by biochemical switches in its nutritional requirements. In the insect vector, the parasite relies on amino acid catabolism, but in the mammalian host, it derives its energy exclusively from blood glucose. Glucose transport is facilitated, and constitutes the...
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