Trichomonas vaginalis Cysteine Proteinases: Iron Response in Gene Expression and Proteolytic Activity

Figure 10

T. vaginalis virulence properties involving CPs and iron-depending mechanisms that regulate its expression. (a) Virulence mechanisms and CPs downregulated (blue) or upregulated (red) by iron. (b) Iron regulatory mechanisms implicated in CP gene expression at transcriptional, posttranscriptional, posttranslational, and epigenetic levels. Image modified from Arroyo et al. [112].

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