A leucine aminopeptidase is involved in kinetoplast DNA segregation in Trypanosoma brucei.
The kinetoplast (k), the uniquely packaged mitochondrial DNA of trypanosomatid protists is formed by a catenated network of minicircles and maxicircles that divide and segregate once each cell cycle. Although many proteins involved in kDNA replication and segregation are now known, several key steps...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5397073?pdf=render |