Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)Entamoeba histolyticaGiardia lambliaIronHumansIron-Regulatory Proteins
Iron Regulatory Mechanism IRE/IRP-like in Two Protozoa of Importance to Human Health, Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia duodenalis.
Jesús Gabriel León-Beltrán, Sarita Montaño, Rossana Arroyo, Daniela Estrada-Ramírez, Nidia León-Sicairos, Adrián Canizalez-Román, María Angélica Sánchez-González, José Antonio Garzón-Tiznado, Claudia León-Sicairos
Published: 202610.3390/pathogens15010057
Abstract
Protozoa use iron to grow, feed, and cause harm through elaborate mechanisms to obtain it from the host. In addition, expression of virulence genes is affected by iron. In Entamoeba histolytica, the parasite that causes amoebic dysentery and complica…
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