Fluorinated carbohydrates as chemical probes for molecular recognition studies. Current status and perspectives

B Linclau, A Ardá, NC Reichardt, M Sollogoub… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides an extensive summary of the effects of carbohydrate fluorination with
regard to changes in physical, chemical and biological properties with respect to regular …

Pathogenesis of ocular toxoplasmosis

JR Smith, LM Ashander, SL Arruda, CA Cordeiro… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ocular toxoplasmosis is a retinitis–almost always accompanied by vitritis and choroiditis–
caused by intraocular infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Depending on retinal location, this …

[HTML][HTML] 'Click chemistry'synthesis of a library of 1, 2, 3-triazole-substituted galactose derivatives and their evaluation against Trypanosoma cruzi and its cell surface …

I Carvalho, P Andrade, VL Campo, PMM Guedes… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase (TcTS) plays a key role in the recognition and invasion of
host cells and in enabling the parasite to escape the human immune response. To explore …

Structural Basis of Ligand Binding to UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Substrate and Tetrafluorinated Substrate Analogues

KE Van Straaten, JRA Kuttiyatveetil… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
UDP-Galactopyranose mutase (UGM) is a flavin-containing enzyme that catalyzes the
reversible conversion of UDP-galactopyranose (UDP-Gal p) to UDP-galactofuranose (UDP …

Identification and Characterization of Eimeria tenella Microneme Protein (EtMIC8)

N Zhao, S Ming, L Sun, B Wang, H Li… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Microneme proteins (MICs) of Eimeria tenella play key roles in motility,
migration, attachment, and invasion processes. More than 20 apicomplexan parasite's MICs …

Lectin structures: classification based on the 3-D structures

Z Fujimoto, H Tateno, J Hirabayashi - Lectins: Methods and Protocols, 2014 - Springer
Recent progress in structural biology has elucidated the three-dimensional structures and
carbohydrate-binding mechanisms of most lectin families. Lectins are classified into 48 …

Members of a novel protein family containing microneme adhesive repeat domains act as sialic acid-binding lectins during host cell invasion by apicomplexan …

N Friedrich, JM Santos, Y Liu, AS Palma, E Leon… - Journal of biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Numerous intracellular pathogens exploit cell surface glycoconjugates for host cell
recognition and entry. Unlike bacteria and viruses, Toxoplasma gondii and other parasites of …

Neoglycolipid-based oligosaccharide microarray system: preparation of NGLs and their noncovalent immobilization on nitrocellulose-coated glass slides for …

Y Liu, RA Childs, AS Palma… - … : Methods and Protocols, 2012 - Springer
Carbohydrate microarrays, since their advent in 2002, are revolutionizing studies of the
molecular basis of protein–carbohydrate interactions both in endogenous recognition …

Vaccination with recombinant microneme proteins confers protection against experimental toxoplasmosis in mice

CF Pinzan, A Sardinha-Silva, F Almeida, L Lai… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Toxoplasmosis, a zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an important public
health problem and veterinary concern. Although there is no vaccine for human …

Engineering and characterization of a novel Self Assembling Protein for Toxoplasma peptide vaccine in HLA-A*11:01, HLA-A*02:01 and HLA-B*07:02 transgenic …

K El Bissati, Y Zhou, SM Paulillo, SK Raman… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fighting smart diseases requires smart vaccines. Novel ways to present protective
immunogenic peptide epitopes to human immune systems are needed. Herein, we focus on …