Virulence factors

Abaza, Sherif

doi:10.21608/puj.2020.34856.1080

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“…(cryptopain), and Blastocystis spp. amoebic forms (cathepsin B) [74] . Although no protease was established as a virulence factor in Plasmodium spp., Mishra et al [75] reviewed proteases arsenal and proposed 12 proteases as potential drug targets.…”

Section: [Iii] Pathogenesis and Virulence 1 Proteasesmentioning

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Recent advances in identification of potential drug targets and development of novel drugs in parasitic diseases. Part II: Parasite targets

Abaza

2022

Parasitologists United Journal

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Growth and replication (DNA synthesis and gene expression) 1. Nucleic acids synthesisNucleotides serve as monomeric units of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). They are formed of a nitrogenous base (nucleoside), five-carbon sugars (ribose or deoxyribose), and a phosphate group (1-3 phosphates). Accordingly, they are termed monophosphate (MP), diphosphate (DP), and triphosphate (TP), respectively. Symthesis of DNA and RNA copies requires supply of two nitrogenous bases (purines and pyrimidines) in similar quantities. As long as both bases are available, synthesis is self-activated, and when there are no more bases, the synthesis is self-inhibited. While purines include adenine (A), and guanine (G), pyrimidines include cytosine (C), thymine (T), and uracil (U). Notably, DNA is formed of two purines (A and G), and two pyrimidines (C and T), while (U) replaces (T) in RNA. Nucleotides have several cellular functions including growth and replication via synthesis of DNA and RNA signaling pathways since they are involved in synthesis of intracellular cyclic second messengers (cAMP, and cGMP). They are energy sources due to involvement of nitrogenous bases in the components of nucleoside TPs (ATP, GTP, TTP, CTP, and UTD). Energy is required for protein and cell membrane syntheses, cell division, and motility. Moreover, adenine contributes in formation of several cofactors required for enzymatic reactions such as coenzyme A, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), NAD phosphate (NADP), flavine adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and flavine mononucleotide (FMN). Lastly, uracil diphosphate (UDP) is utilized in glucogenesis; a ubiquitous metabolic pathway required for production of glucose from non-carbohydrate carbon substrates [2] .Synthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides is either de novo or through a salvage pathway. In such a pathway, nucleoside transporters (NTs), known also as permeases, carry salvaged bases and nucleosides across parasite plasma membrane to synthesize nucleotides. Therefore, nucleoside transporters and enzymes involved in purine or pyrimidine synthesis, either de novo or via salvage pathways contributing to nucleic acid processing, are potential drug targets.Transporters: There are four balanced NTs (ENTs). While ENT1 and ENT2 are the major

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Section: [Iii] Pathogenesis and Virulence 1 Proteasesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advances in identification of potential drug targets and development of novel drugs in parasitic diseases. Part II: Parasite targets

Abaza

2022

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Virulence factors

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Recent advances in identification of potential drug targets and development of novel drugs in parasitic diseases. Part II: Parasite targets

Recent advances in identification of potential drug targets and development of novel drugs in parasitic diseases. Part II: Parasite targets

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