Expression of a PTS2-truncated hexokinase produces glucose toxicity in Leishmania donovani

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-44

  Kumar, Ramesh ^a   Gupta, Suman ^a   Srivastava, Rashmi ^a   Sahasrabuddhe, Amogh A ^a   Gupta, Chhitar M ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Glucose toxicity; Glycosome; Hexokinase; Leishmania; PTS2

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HEXOKINASE; PEROXISOME TARGETING SIGNAL 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLUCOSE TOXICITY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOXICITY;

CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; HEXOKINASE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 74249113931     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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