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Functional divergence of SIR2 orthologs between trypanosomatid parasites.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology - 1 Jun 2016
Vergnes Baptiste, Gazanion Elodie, Grentzinger Thomas
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SIR2 proteins are NAD+-dependent deacetylases involved in epigenetic control of gene expression and metabolic regulation through post-translational modification of diverse target proteins. In pathogens, these enzymes are considered as attractive drug targets involved in key aspects of the infectious cycle. Leishmania infantum LiSIR2rp1 was among the first non-nuclear and essential SIR2 deacetylases described in...
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