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In silico analysis of the HSP90 chaperone system from the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
African trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei) and spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. The trypanosome relies on heat shock proteins for survival in the insect vector and mammalian host.
Miebaka Jamabo, Stephen John Bentley, Paula Macucule-Tinga, Praise Tembo, Adrienne Lesley Edkins, Aileen Boshoff   +5 more
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Chimerization at the AQP2–AQP3 locus is the genetic basis of melarsoprol–pentamidine cross-resistance in clinical Trypanosoma brucei gambiense isolates

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2015
Aquaglyceroporin-2 is a known determinant of melarsoprol–pentamidine cross-resistance in Trypanosoma brucei brucei laboratory strains. Recently, chimerization at the AQP2–AQP3 tandem locus was described from melarsoprol–pentamidine cross-resistant ...
Fabrice E. Graf, Nicola Baker, Jane C. Munday, Harry P. de Koning, David Horn, Pascal Mäser   +5 more
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Trypanosoma brucei Reveals Introgression between Subspecies That Is Associated with Virulence

mBio, 2013
Human African trypanosomiasis is caused by two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is found in East Africa and frequently causes acute disease, while Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is found in West Africa and is associated with
Ian Goodhead, Paul Capewell, J. Wendi Bailey, Tanja Beament, Michael Chance, Suzanne Kay, Sarah Forrester, Annette MacLeod, Mark Taylor, Harry Noyes, Neil Hall   +10 more
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Human and animal Trypanosomes in Côte d'Ivoire form a single breeding population.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundTrypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of African Sleeping Sickness in humans and contributes to the related veterinary disease, Nagana. T. brucei is segregated into three subspecies based on host specificity, geography and pathology. T.
Paul Capewell, Anneli Cooper, Craig W Duffy, Andy Tait, C Michael R Turner, Wendy Gibson, Dieter Mehlitz, Annette Macleod   +7 more
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Free-ranging pigs identified as a multi-reservoir of Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense in the Vavoua area, a historical sleeping sickness focus of Côte d'Ivoire.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
BackgroundThe existence of an animal reservoir of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (T. b. gambiense), the agent of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), may compromise the interruption of transmission targeted by World Health Organization.
Barkissa Mélika Traoré, Mathurin Koffi, Martial Kassi N'Djetchi, Dramane Kaba, Jacques Kaboré, Hamidou Ilboudo, Bernadin Ahouty Ahouty, Minayégninrin Koné, Bamoro Coulibaly, Thomas Konan, Adeline Segard, Lingué Kouakou, Thierry De Meeûs, Sophie Ravel, Philippe Solano, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Vincent Jamonneau   +16 more
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The genome sequence of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, causative agent of chronic human african trypanosomiasis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
BackgroundTrypanosoma brucei gambiense is the causative agent of chronic Human African Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, a disease endemic across often poor and rural areas of Western and Central Africa.
Andrew P Jackson, Mandy Sanders, Andrew Berry, Jacqueline McQuillan, Martin A Aslett, Michael A Quail, Bridget Chukualim, Paul Capewell, Annette MacLeod, Sara E Melville, Wendy Gibson, J David Barry, Matthew Berriman, Christiane Hertz-Fowler   +13 more
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Measure of Molecular Diversity within the Trypanosoma brucei Subspecies Trypanosoma brucei brucei and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense as Revealed by Genotypic Characterization

Experimental Parasitology, 2001
We have evaluated whether sequence polymorphisms in the rRNA intergenic spacer region can be used to study the relatedness of two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei. Thirteen T. brucei isolates made up of 6 T. b. brucei and 7 T. b. gambiense were analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).
Agbo, E.C., Majiwa, P.A.O., Classsen, E.J.H.M., Roos, M.H.   +3 more
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G1 and G2 variants of apolipoprotein L1 among Central African population in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense endemic rural area.

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
INTRODUCTION Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants (G1, G2) are known to enhance the protective ability against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), in addition to their role in kidney and cardiovascular disease.
D. Mupepe, M. Wameso, Hippolyte N. Situakibanza, P. Ekulu, J. R. Makulo, J. M. N. Kayembe, A. Nkoy, Raggue ZM Mvibudulu, Lambertus P van den Heuvel, Elena Levtchenko, K. Karume, Victoire A. Bikoumou, N. Buila, Benjamin M. Longo, Dieudonné N Mumba, Jean-René M'buyamba-Kabangu   +15 more
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Identification of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense in vectors using multiplexed high-resolution melt analysis

bioRxiv, 2020
Background Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a potentially fatal parasitic infection caused by the trypanosome sub-species Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense transmitted by tsetse flies.
G. Garrod, E. Adams, Jessica K. Lingley, I. Saldanha, S. Torr, Lucas J. Cunningham   +5 more
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The challenge of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness diagnosis outside Africa [PDF]

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2003
Sleeping sickness is a lethal African disease caused by parasites of the Trypanosoma brucei subspecies, which is transmitted by tsetse flies. Occasionally, patients are reported outside Africa. Diagnosis of such imported cases can be problematic when the infection is due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, the chronic form of sleeping sickness found in ...
Lejon, V., Boelaert, M., Jannin, J., Moore, A., Büscher, P.   +4 more
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