Identification of transporters essential for survival of Leishmania promastigotes in the digestive tract of sand flies
Jovana Sádlová, Ulrich Dobramysl, Barbora Vojtková, Tomáš Bečvář, Çağla Alagöz, Sandro Möri, Richard John Wheeler, Petr Volf, Eva Gluenz, Andreia Albuquerque-Wendt
The paper identifies 34 transporter genes essential for Leishmania promastigote survival in sand flies, with V-ATPase subunits critical for parasite differentiation and life cycle progression.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology