Niche metabolism in parasitic protozoa

Ginger, Michael L. (2006) Niche metabolism in parasitic protozoa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 361 (1465). pp. 101-118. ISSN 0962-8436

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Abstract

Complete or partial genome sequences have recently become available for several medically and evolutionarily important parasitic protozoa. Through the application of bioinformatics complete metabolic repertoires for these parasites can be predicted. For experimentally intractable parasites insight provided by metabolic maps generated in silico has been startling. At its more extreme end, such bioinformatics reckoning facilitated the discovery in some parasites of mitochondria remodelled beyond previous recognition, and the identification of a non-photosynthetic chloroplast relic in malarial parasites. However, for experimentally tractable parasites, mapping of the general metabolic terrain is only a first step in understanding how the parasite modulates its streamlined, yet still often puzzlingly complex, metabolism in order to complete life cycles within host, vector, or environment. This review provides a comparative overview and discussion of metabolic strategies used by several different parasitic protozoa in order to subvert and survive host defences, and illustrates how genomic data contribute to the elucidation of parasite metabolism.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Schools:	School of Applied Sciences
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Depositing User:	Michael Ginger
Date Deposited:	10 May 2016 08:28
Last Modified:	10 May 2016 08:28
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/28269

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