Knockdown of asparagine synthetase A renders Trypanosoma brucei auxotrophic to asparagine.

Asparagine synthetase (AS) catalyzes the ATP-dependent conversion of aspartate into asparagine using ammonia or glutamine as nitrogen source. There are two distinct types of AS, asparagine synthetase A (AS-A), known as strictly ammonia-dependent, and asparagine synthetase B (AS-B), which can use eit...

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Main Authors: Inês Loureiro, Joana Faria, Christine Clayton, Sandra Macedo Ribeiro, Nilanjan Roy, Nuno Santarém, Joana Tavares, Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24340117/?tool=EBI