Regulation of <italic toggle="yes">Trypanosoma brucei</italic> Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase by Environmental Lipids
ABSTRACT To satisfy its fatty acid needs, the extracellular eukaryotic parasite Trypanosoma brucei relies on two mechanisms: uptake of fatty acids from the host and de novo synthesis. We hypothesized that T. brucei modulates fatty acid synthesis in response to environmental lipid availability. The f...
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| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-08-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00164-18 |