Trypanosoma brucei Pex13.2 Is an Accessory Peroxin That Functions in the Import of Peroxisome Targeting Sequence Type 2 Proteins and Localizes to Subdomains of the Glycosome

Trypanosoma brucei causes human African trypanosomiasis and a wasting disease called Nagana in livestock. Current treatments are expensive, toxic, and difficult to administer. Because of this, the search for new drug targets is essential. T. brucei has glycosomes that are essential to parasite survi...

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Main Authors: Logan P. Crowe, Christina L. Wilkinson, Kathleen R. Nicholson, Meredith T. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-02-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00744-19