The arginine sensing and transport binding sites are distinct in the human pathogen Leishmania.

• Prif Awduron: Harsh Pawar (Awdur), Madhu Puri (Awdur), Renana Fischer Weinberger (Awdur), Rentala Madhubala (Awdur), Dan Zilberstein (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The intracellular protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani causes human visceral leishmaniasis. Intracellular L. donovani that proliferate inside macrophage phagolysosomes compete with the host for arginine, creating a situation that endangers parasite survival. Parasites have a sensor that upon argin...