Sweet Talk: Regulating Glucose Metabolism in Toxoplasma.
Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, is an intracellular parasite that demonstrates a remarkable ability to adapt to nutrient availability. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Blume et al. (2015) describe the unique role of a gluconeogenic enzyme in regulation of glucose catabolism in T. gondii.
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Ann M
AM
Guggisberg
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: odom_a@kids.wustl.edu.
Audrey R
AR
Odom
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D002244:Carbon; D006597:Fructose-Bisphosphatase; D005947:Glucose