Induction of a Stringent Metabolic Response in Intracellular Stages of Leishmania mexicana Leads to Increased Dependence on Mitochondrial Metabolism

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Saunders, Eleanor C ^a   Ng, William W ^a   Kloehn, Joachim ^a   Chambers, Jennifer M ^a   Ng, Milica ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 84893767533     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003888     Document Type: Article

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