Ribonucleotide reductase is regulated via the R2 subunit during the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei

AbstractWe have examined the occurrence of the R1 and R2 subunits of ribonucleotide reductase during the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei. Whereas the R1 protein is present throughout the life cycle, the R2 protein is not found in cell cycle-arrested short stumpy trypanosomes. RT-PCR/hybridization analysis revealed almost equal amounts of the R1 and R2 mRNAs in all life cycle stages of the parasite. The data indicate that ribonucleotide reductase of African trypanosomes is developmentally controlled by post-transcriptional regulation of the R2 subunit

Thiol-based redox metabolism of protozoan parasites

The review considers redox enzymes of Plasmodiu