Pentostam activation and uptake in Leishmania major: Role of the Sb(V) reductase LmAcr2 and the aquaglyceroporin LmAqp1
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Leishmania major LmACR2 is a pentavalent antimony reductase that confers sensitivity to the drug pentostam.
Arsenicals and antimonials are first line drugs for the treatment of trypanosomal and leishmanial diseases. To create the active form of the drug, Sb(V) must be reduced to Sb(III). Because arsenic and antimony are related metalloids, and arsenical resistant Leishmania strains are frequently cross-resistant to antimonials, we considered the possibility that Sb(V) is reduced by a leishmanial As(V...
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