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Trypanosoma Brucei Aquaglyceroporins Facilitate the Uptake of Arsenite and Antimonite in a pH Dependent Way
Author(s) -
Néstor L. Uzcátegui,
Katherine Figarella,
Bjoern Bassarak,
Néstor W. Meza,
Rita Mukhopadhyay,
José Luis Ramı́rez,
Michael Duszenko
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000354490
Subject(s) - trypanosoma brucei , biology , aquaporin , arsenite , midgut , xenopus , microbiology and biotechnology , trypanosoma , intracellular , mutant , biochemistry , gene , virology , chemistry , arsenic , botany , organic chemistry , larva
Trypanosoma brucei is a primitive parasitic protozoan that thrives in diverse environments such as the midgut of the tsetse fly and the blood of a mammalian host. For an adequate adaptation to these environments, the parasite's aquaglyceroporins play an important role.

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