MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
tRNA modifying enzymes MnmE and MnmG are essential for Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast maintenance
Rubayet Elahi, Luciana Ribeiro Dinis, Russell Swift…·Sean T. Prigge
This study identifies MnmE and MnmG as essential enzymes for xm5s2U modification in Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast tRNAs, revealing a minimal biosynthetic pathway critical for apicoplast maintenance.
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