Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Systematic functional analysis of Leishmania protein kinases identifies regulators of differentiation or survival

  • N. Baker,
  • C. M. C. Catta-Preta,
  • R. Neish,
  • J. Sadlova,
  • B. Powell,
  • E. V. C. Alves-Ferreira,
  • V. Geoghegan,
  • J. B. T. Carnielli,
  • K. Newling,
  • C. Hughes,
  • B. Vojtkova,
  • J. Anand,
  • A. Mihut,
  • P. B. Walrad,
  • L. G. Wilson,
  • J. W. Pitchford,
  • P. Volf,
  • J. C. Mottram

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21360-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Protein kinases are fundamental in cellular signalling required for Leishmania survival throughout the life cycle. Here, Baker and Catta-Preta et al. report on a kinome-wide functional study in Leishmania mexicana to define protein kinases with roles in life cycle transition.