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Fast evolutionary rates associated with functional loss in class I glucose transporters of Schistosoma mansoni

BACKGROUND: The trematode parasite, Schistosoma mansoni, has evolved to switch from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis in the presence of glucose immediately after invading the human host. This metabolic switch is dependent on extracellular glucose concentration. Four glucose transporters are e...

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Autores principales: Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Valdés, James J., Lancelot, Julien, Pierce, Raymond J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26584526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-2144-6