Dual targeting of antioxidant and metabolic enzymes to the mitochondrion and the apicoplast of Toxoplasma gondii.
Toxoplasma gondii is an aerobic protozoan parasite that possesses mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes to safely dispose of oxygen radicals generated by cellular respiration and metabolism. As with most Apicomplexans, it also harbors a chloroplast-like organelle, the apicoplast, which hosts various bio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1959373?pdf=render |