Journal articleAuthors : Nascimento, Janaina F. (2023)
ATP hydrolysis is required for the synthesis, transport and polymerization of monomers for
25 macromolecules as well as for the assembly of the latter into cellular structures. Other
26 cellular processes not directly related to synthesis of biomass, such as maintenance of
27 membrane potential and cellular shape, also require ATP. The unicellular flagellated
28 parasite Trypanosoma brucei has a complex digenetic life cycle. The primary...