The use of thymidine as sole pyrimidine source caused a highly significant increase in cells in G2 phase, possibly because of the anticipated imbalance between thymidine nucleotides and deoxycytidine nucleosides, which the cell cannot generate from thymidine.
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Pyrimidine biosynthesis is not an essential function for Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms.
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