Toxoplasma gondii acetyl-CoA synthetase is involved in fatty acid elongation (of long fatty acid chains) during tachyzoite life stages

Toxoplasma gondii acetyl-CoA synthetase is involved in fatty acid elongation (of long fatty acid chains) during tachyzoite life stages

Apicomplexan parasites are pathogens responsible for major human diseases such as toxoplasmosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii and malaria caused by Plasmodium spp. Throughout their intracellular division cycle, the parasites require vast and specific amounts of lipids to divide and survive. This deman...

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Main Authors: David Dubois, Stella Fernandes, Souad Amiar, Sheena Dass, Nicholas J. Katris, Cyrille Y. Botté, Yoshiki Yamaryo-Botté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
fatty acid synthesis and elongation
apicoplast
membrane biogenesis
lipidomics
stable isotope labeling
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520330984

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