Knocking out histidine ammonia-lyase by using CRISPR-Cas9 abolishes histidine role in the bioenergetics and the life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Janaina De Freitas Nascimento, María Julia Barisón, Gabriela Torres Montanaro…·Ariel Mariano Silber
This study shows that knocking out histidine ammonia-lyase in Trypanosoma cruzi prevents histidine metabolism, affecting energy production and parasite life cycle.