Importance of polyphosphate in the Leishmania life cycle
Protozoan parasites contain negatively charged polymers of a few up to several hundreds of phosphate residues. In other organisms, these polyphosphate (polyP) chains serve as an energy source and phosphate reservoir, and have been implicated in adaptation to stress and virulence of pathogenic organi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2018-06-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell |
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Online Access: | http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/importance-of-polyphosphate-in-the-leishmania-life-cycle/ |