The hunger games: sensing host arginine is essential for Leishmania parasite virulence
A. Goldman Pinkovich, S. Kannan, R. Nitzan-Koren, M. Puri, Y. Bar-Avraham, J. McDonald, A. Sur, W. W. Zhang, G. Matlashewski, P. J. Myler, D. Zilberstein
This study shows that Leishmania parasites use an arginine sensing mechanism to enhance virulence by up-regulating arginine transport during infection.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2019 · PreprintCell Biology