Insights on Heme Synthesis in the Malaria Parasite

Nagaraj, Viswanathan A and Padmanaban, Govindarajan (2017) Insights on Heme Synthesis in the Malaria Parasite. In: TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, 33 (8). pp. 583-586.

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Abstract

The malaria parasite has a functional heme-biosynthetic pathway, although it can access host hemoglobin-heme. The heme pathway is dispensable for blood stages, but essential in the mosquito stages which do not acquire hemoglobin-heme. We propose that the blood stage parasites maintain a dynamic heme pool through multiple back-up mechanisms.

Item Type:	Editorials/Short Communications
Publication:	TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2017 09:05
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2017 09:05
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/57710

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