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. 2015 Dec 9;18(6):641-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.11.013.

Too Much Sugar Puts a Parasite in Jeopardy

Stanislas Tomavo  1
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Too Much Sugar Puts a Parasite in Jeopardy

Stanislas Tomavo. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii and other coccidian parasites accumulate starch-like amylopectin stores whose functional significance is unclear. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Uboldi et al. (2015) present a pioneering investigation into a signaling cascade with a pivotal role in amylopectin metabolism and transmission of encysted parasites during chronic infection.

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