Microbial pathogenesisNucleoside-Diphosphate KinaseLeishmania donovaniHumansProtozoan ProteinsTHP-1 Cells
Nucleoside diphosphate kinase (LdNDK2): A metacyclogenesis-regulating kinase essential for Leishmania parasite survival within eukaryotic host cells.
Ankit Gupta, Mirza Adil Beg, Surbhi Badhwar, Swati Srivastava, Rahul Srivastava, Niti Puri, Ajay Saxena, Malik Z Abdin, Angamuthu Selvapandiyan
Published: 202610.1016/j.micpath.2025.108192
Abstract
Nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDK) transfers phosphate from nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) to nucleoside diphosphates (NDPs) via a ping-pong mechanism, benefiting both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In Leishmania donovani, we identified a putative NDK…
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