Duffy blood group system and the malaria adaptation process in humans
Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2011 Malaria is an acute infectious disease caused by the protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The antigens of the Duffy Blood Group System, in addition to incompatibilities in transfusions and hemolytic disease of the newborn, are of great interest in medicine ...
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RepSeq-A database of amino acid repeats present in lower eukaryotic pathogens [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND Amino acid repeat-containing proteins have a broad range of functions and their identification is of relevance to many experimental biologists. In human-infective protozoan parasites (such as the Kinetoplastid and Plasmodium species), they are
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Protein palmitoylation in protozoan parasites
Frontiers in Bioscience, 2011 Palmitoylation plays an important role in the regulation of the localization and function of the modified protein. Although many aspects of protein palmitoylation have been identified in mammalian and yeast cells, little information is available of this modification in protozoan parasites.
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The NF-κB Pathway: Modulation by Entamoeba histolytica and Other Protozoan Parasites
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Protozoan parasites have led to worldwide devastation because of their ability to cause infectious diseases. They have evolved as successful pathogens in part because of their remarkable and sophisticated ways to evade innate host defenses.
Attinder Chadha, Kris Chadee
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Advances in understanding red blood cell modifications by Babesia
PLoS Pathogens, 2022 Babesia are tick-borne protozoan parasites that can infect livestock, pets, wildlife animals, and humans. In the mammalian host, they invade and multiply within red blood cells (RBCs).
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Cloning and expression of codon-optimized recombinant darbepoetin alfa in Leishmania tarentolae T7-TR [PDF]
, 2016 Darbepoetin alfa is an engineered and hyperglycosylated analog of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) which is used as a drug in treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney failure and cancer.
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Description of a new actinosporean type from South African freshwater [PDF]
, 2004 The 1st report on actinospores described these organisms as parasites related to myxosporeans. For a long time this group of parasites was believed to represent an independent taxonomic entity.
Avenant-Oldewage, Annemarie +2 more
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A latent ability to persist: differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]
, 2018 A critical factor in the transmission and pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii is the ability to convert from an acute disease-causing, proliferative stage (tachyzoite), to a chronic, dormant stage (bradyzoite).
Jeffers, Victoria +3 more
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Sequence Analysis and Comparison of TCTP Proteins from Human Protozoan Parasites [PDF]
Acta Parasitologica, 2022 Abstract Purpose Translational controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is a functionally important protein in most eukaryotes because it participates in a wide variety of processes, the most representative being proliferation, differentiation, histamine release, cell death, protein synthesis and response to stress conditions. In
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Human, vector and parasite Hsp90 proteins: A comparative bioinformatics analysis
FEBS Open Bio, 2015 The treatment of protozoan parasitic diseases is challenging, and thus identification and analysis of new drug targets is important. Parasites survive within host organisms, and some need intermediate hosts to complete their life cycle.
Ngonidzashe Faya +2 more
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