2016
Comparative genomics of drug resistance in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Graf F, Ludin P, Arquint C, Schmidt R, Schaub N, Kunz Renggli C, Munday J, Krezdorn J, Baker N, Horn D, Balmer O, Caccone A, de Koning H, Mäser P. Comparative genomics of drug resistance in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2016, 73: 3387-3400. PMID: 26973180, PMCID: PMC4967103, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2173-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAquaporinsComparative Genomic HybridizationDNA, ProtozoanDrug ResistanceGenome, ProtozoanHeterozygoteHumansMaleMelarsoprolNucleoside Transport ProteinsParasitic Sensitivity TestsPentamidinePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence AlignmentTrypanocidal AgentsTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseTrypanosomiasis, AfricanConceptsComparative genomicsPoint mutationsSame point mutationTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseUBP1Resistant linesConcomitant deletionLarge deletionsIndependent lines
2012
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Group 1 Is Distinguished by a Unique Amino Acid Substitution in the HpHb Receptor Implicated in Human Serum Resistance
Symula RE, Beadell JS, Sistrom M, Agbebakun K, Balmer O, Gibson W, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Group 1 Is Distinguished by a Unique Amino Acid Substitution in the HpHb Receptor Implicated in Human Serum Resistance. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2012, 6: e1728. PMID: 22802982, PMCID: PMC3393672, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrypanosome lytic factorHuman serum resistanceGroup 2Group 1Serum resistanceHaptoglobin-hemoglobin receptorHuman serumHuman African trypanosomiasisInnate immunityTrypanosoma brucei rhodesienseUnique amino acid substitutionsAltered activityLytic factorCausative agentLytic activityHemoglobin receptorTLF-1African trypanosomiasisBrucei rhodesienseSerumReceptorsAmino acid substitutionsFurther evidenceHpHbRTBR