Leishmania donovani parasite requires Atg8 protein for infectivity and survival under stress

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The importance of autophagy in parasites with a digenetic life cycle like Leishmania spp. is significant. The parasite survives as promastigotes in the insect gut and as immotile amastigotes in mammals. This study demonstrates increased autophagy in Leishmania parasite during progression of in vitro life cycle and upon exposure to stress stimuli like starvation, oxidative stress, and drugs. Autophagy inhibition...

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