The Trypanosoma cruzi Protein TcHTE Is Critical for Heme Uptake.

• Main Authors: Marcelo L Merli (Author), Lucas Pagura (Author), Josefina Hernández (Author), María Julia Barisón (Author), Elizabeth M F Pral (Author), Ariel M Silber (Author), Julia A Cricco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas' disease, presents nutritional requirements for several metabolites. It requires heme for the biosynthesis of several heme-proteins involved in essential metabolic pathways like mitochondrial cytochromes and respiratory complexes, as well as en...