Metabolic functions of glycosomes in trypanosomatids

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1763, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1463-1477

  Michels, Paul A M ^a   Bringaud, Frédéric ^b   Herman, Murielle ^a   Hannaert, Véronique ^a  

^a DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Glycolysis; Glycosome; Metabolic adaptation; Organelle turnover; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

ETHER LIPID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE; SQUALENE; SUCCINIC ACID;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; AUTOPHAGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD FLOW; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL RENEWAL; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLYCOLYSIS; GLYCOSOME; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMAL; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 33845323726     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.08.019     Document Type: Review

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