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Acidocalcisomes of Trypanosoma brucei have an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor that is required for growth and infectivity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Jan 2013
Huang Guozhong, Bartlett Paula J, Thomas Andrew P, Moreno Silvia N J, Docampo Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Acidocalcisomes are acidic calcium stores rich in polyphosphate and found in a diverse range of organisms. The mechanism of Ca(2+) release from these organelles was unknown. Here we present evidence that Trypanosoma brucei acidocalcisomes possess an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (TbIP(3)R) for Ca(2+) release. Localization studies in cell lines expressing TbIP(3)R in its endogenous locus fused to an...
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