Protein cysteine S-nitrosylation provides reducing power by enhancing lactate dehydrogenase activity in Trichomonas vaginalis under iron deficiency

Abstract Background Iron plays essential roles in the pathogenesis and proliferation of Trichomonas vaginalis, the causative agent of the most prevalent non-viral human sexually transmitted infection. We previously demonstrated that under iron deficiency, the endogenous nitric oxide (NO) is accumula...

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Main Authors: Wei-Hung Cheng, Kuo-Yang Huang, Seow-Chin Ong, Fu-Man Ku, Po-Jung Huang, Chi-Ching Lee, Yuan-Ming Yeh, Rose Lin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Petrus Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04355-0